LL-L: "Celtic connections" LOWLANDS-L, 24.JUL.2000 (06) [E/S]

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From: Sandy Fleming [sandy at scotstext.org]
Subject: "Celtic connections"

>  From: John M. Tait [jmtait at altavista.net]
>  Subject: LL-L: "Celtic connections" LOWLANDS-L, 21.JUL.2000 (02) [E]
>
>  Sandy wrote:
>
> >Andy Eagle (I'm sure it was) replied that in fact Scottish Gaelic
> >is spoken on a few islands off the north east coast of Ireland.
>
> How do you decide what is Scottish Gaelic and what is Irish? They
were the
> same language originally, and even today there is a continuum of
mutual
> comprehension, in that someone from Islay is much more likely to
> be able to
> understand someone from Donegal, than someone from Lewis is likely to
> understand someone from Cork.

Weel, A dinna ken the Gaelic! What A'm gaun on is Andy sayin he'd read
somewhare that a form o Scottish Gaelic wis spoken on the islands aff the
north east coast o Ireland, and that the cheil hissel didna seem ti
consider his langage ti be the same as the ither twa. For a peety, A'v
asked efter him again, but this freend o mines says he's nae wey o
contactin him!

Sandy
http://scotstext.org
  Things in this subloonary warld bein far frae
perfeck, 'No that bad' is the maist that mortal
man can venture tae say while here ablo.
             - Catherine P. Slater, 'Marget Pow'

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