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Bursaries for Scottish Gaelic Courses 2012
2012-04-18
Closing Date: Friday 25 May 2012. Colmcille has just announced a bursary scheme that is open to people who want to attend residential courses in Scottish Gaelic in 2012. The scheme is particularly focusing on course in Ravenscraig on the Isle of Lewis adn Sabhal Mòr Ostaig. Priorities will be given to • Full-time third level students. • People who can demonstrate a connection in working with the Irish language and who have the opportunity and desire to build links with the Gaelic community in Scotland. • People applying for the first time, or who have not attended more than two courses. Students and non-salaried people may apply for additional grants to the value of £200 for travel and food. This grant will be paid after the course and on production of receipts.
Colmcille grant aid fund reopens - date for applications 18.05.2012
2012-04-17
Colmcille has announced that its grant scheme is open for projects which link Irish and Scottish Gaelic and which raise awareness of their common heritage. Colmcille is a partnership programme which promotes Irish and Scottish Gaelic through cooperative projects between the two countries. The grant aid scheme supports initiatives in the community, education, the arts and youth projects. Colmcille fosters understanding of the diverse experience and culture of the Scottish & Irish Gaelic communities, as well as encouraging debate on common concerns in social, cultural and economic issues with a view to building self-confidence within the Gaelic language communities. To fulfil its aims, Colmcille encourages the participation of a wide range of communities and organisations. Applications will be accepted until Friday 18th May. The CEO of Foras na Gaeilge, Ferdie Mac an Fhailigh said: “We welcome applications that develop new relationships between communities which speak Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic, and that enhance the links already existing. All applications must have a strong focus on language, and link Scottish and Irish Gaelic. One of the underlying principles of Colmcille is that its work and grant aided projects heighten awareness of the contribution of Gaelic to the cultural identity of both Ireland and Scotland and we will especially welcome applications for fresh and innovative projects which develop new original ways of representing Gaelic Ireland and Scotland.”
GAELIC COURSES AT RAVENSPOINT 2012
2012-03-23
Co-Chomunn na Pairc are offering further courses for Gaelic learners this year, following the great success of previous courses and favourable feedback from students of all ages. Some of the courses will be based at the 14-bed hostel at Ravenspoint and others with Gaelic-speaking local families; and some will be week-long courses and others long weekend courses
Iomain Cholmcille 2012 to be held in Portree on 7 April 2012
2012-03-12
The fifth Iomain Cholmcille, the shinty / hurling international series between Gaelic speakers from Scotland and Ireland, will be held in Portree, Isle of Skye on Saturday 7 April 2012. The series started in Oban in 2007, and this year, for the first time, an Ulster team, Fir Uladh, will join the Conamara team Micheál Breathach or the Irish side. The event will be hosted by Skye Camannachd from Portree. For the first time, there will be four teams, two representing shinty, Alba and a representative Skye team, and two from hurling, Micheal Breathnach and a team, Fir Uladh, from Ulster. This fulfils a long term aim of Colmcille that Northern Ireland be part of the project.
Colmcille supports new CD celebrating the richness of shared Irish / Scottish Gaelic song tradition.
2010-12-03
Two Gaelic singing traditions - the tradition of Ulster and Argyll - are represented on a new CD launched this month with support from Colmcille.
