![Huge rise in number of Gaelic speakers in Scotland during past decade hailed 'major success' by Bòrd na Gàidhlig Huge rise in number of Gaelic speakers in Scotland during past decade hailed 'major success' by Bòrd na Gàidhlig](https://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/_media/img/QHFE6TBQJQBXEDJRZZ38.jpg)
Huge rise in number of Gaelic speakers in Scotland during past decade hailed 'major success' by Bòrd na Gàidhlig
![CLAN CARRUTHERS: Southern Scots, the language of the Border Reivers. – CLAN CARRUTHERS SOCIETY (INTERNATIONAL) Founded on a Royal Charter to Holmains, 1755. CLAN CARRUTHERS: Southern Scots, the language of the Border Reivers. – CLAN CARRUTHERS SOCIETY (INTERNATIONAL) Founded on a Royal Charter to Holmains, 1755.](https://clancarrutherssociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Carruthers-Scots-Dialect-map.jpeg)
CLAN CARRUTHERS: Southern Scots, the language of the Border Reivers. – CLAN CARRUTHERS SOCIETY (INTERNATIONAL) Founded on a Royal Charter to Holmains, 1755.
![Scottish Gaelic and Irish: What's the difference, are they mutually intelligible, where does Gaelic come from? | The Scotsman Scottish Gaelic and Irish: What's the difference, are they mutually intelligible, where does Gaelic come from? | The Scotsman](https://www.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmNmYjExNjAzLWFjYmUtNDEzYS1iNWY3LWM4YTFlMjE5Njg5ZDplNGJiY2UxOS03NzliLTQ5OTItOGU0ZS1hMjUyZmM3NmNkYzc=.jpg?width=1200&enable=upscale)
Scottish Gaelic and Irish: What's the difference, are they mutually intelligible, where does Gaelic come from? | The Scotsman
Given that at one time Scottish Gaelic was spoken throughout Scotland, why is Scottish Gaelic less important to Scottish identity than Irish and Welsh are to the identities of Ireland and Wales? -
![Map of speakers of Gaelic languages in Scotland, Irish Free State and Isle of Man, according to 1921 UK Census and 1926 Irish Census : r/MapPorn Map of speakers of Gaelic languages in Scotland, Irish Free State and Isle of Man, according to 1921 UK Census and 1926 Irish Census : r/MapPorn](https://preview.redd.it/o4tuo4bjgyb81.png?auto=webp&s=b9d7633ce448c675b7a9ec13f7ea84f81ab8c196)