English:

Mon 21st March:

• 11-1230 Cofaidh agus Craic at Moray College, Elgin, hosted by Moray Gaelic Group. Held at the café area opposite the College main reception. If you are a learner or fluent speaker, a warm welcome awaits. No booking necessary.
• Gaelic Curricular Offer Presentation for Moray Staff within Education: 1500hrs Early Years staff; 1530hrs Primary staff; 1600hrs Secondary staff (to include supply staff)

Email: Willem.Smit@moray.gov.uk for the link

Tuesday 22nd March:

• 1100-1215 “Gaelic Place names of Moray, their origins, development and treatment,” an on-line input by Dr Jake King. The activities room at Elgin Library has also been booked so people without digital access can come along.

Dr Jacob King was awarded a PhD at the University of Edinburgh in Scottish river-names in 2008 and in the same year began working for Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba, the organisation responsible for providing authoritative forms of Gaelic place-names for use in the public sphere. He is the author of a number of articles, including a column about place-names in the Gaelic page of The Scotsman; he is also co-author of the Scottish Natural Heritage `Gaelic in the Landscape' series. In 2019, he released Scottish Gaelic Place-names: The Collected Works of Charles M. Robertson. His book The A-Z of Scotch Whisky Place-names is coming out in March.

Email: Karen.Delaney@moray.gov.uk for the Teams link

Thursday 24th March:

• Open on-line sessions to build phrases for beginners linked to Speak Gaelic by Des Scholes: 1100-12noon; 1300-1400hrs; 1930-2030hrs

Email: Karen.Delaney@moray.gov.uk for the zoom link

Further opportunities are available from seachdainnagaidhlig.scot

Gaelic:

Diluain 21 Màrt:

• 11-1230 Cofaidh agus Craic ann an Colaiste Mhoireibh, Eilginn, air a chumail le Buidheann Ghàidhlig Mhoireibh. Air a chumail sa chafaidh mu choinneamh prìomh ionad-fàilte na Colaiste. Tha fàilte chridheil a’ feitheamh ort - fileantach no neach-ionnsachaidh. Chan fheumar clàradh.
• Taisbeanadh Tairgse Churraicealaim na Gàidhlig do Luchd-obrach taobh a-staigh Foghlaim: Luchd-obrach nan tràth-bhlaidhnaichean 1500, luchd-obrach bun-sgoile 1530; luchd-obrach àrd-sgoile (a’ gabhail a-steach tidsearan-ionaid) 1600

Cuir post-d gu: Willem.Smit@moray.gov.uk gus an ceangal fhaighinn

Dimàirt 22 Màrt:

• 1100-1215 “Ainmean-àite Gàidhlig Mhoireibh, an tùs, leasachadh agus làimhseachadh,” òraid air-loidhne leis an Dr Jake King. Chaidh seòmar nan gnìomhachdan ann an Leabharlann Eilginn a ghlèidheadh cuideachd gus am faigh daoine aig nach eil cothrom didseatach air tighinn ann.

Fhuair an Dr Jacob King PhD ann an Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann ann an ainmean-aibhne Albannach ann an 2008 agus san aon bhliadhna thòisich e ag obair do dh’Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba , a’ bhuidheann le uallach gus cruthan ùghdarrasail de dh’ ainmean-àite Gàidhlig a sholarachadh airson cleachdadh san raon phoblach. Tha air grunn artaigilean a sgrìobhadh, nam measg colbh mu ainmean-àite ann an duilleag Ghàidhlig An Scotsman; tha e cuideachd na cho-ùghdar air an t-sreath `Gàidhlig sa Chruth-tìre’ aig Dualchas Nàdair na h-Alba. Ann an 2019, dh’fhoillsich e Scottish Gaelic Place-names: The Collected Works of Charles M. Robertson. Tha an leabhar aige The AZ of Scotch Whisky Place-names gu bhith a’ tighinn a-mach sa Mhàrt.

Cuir post-d gu: Karen.Delaney@moray.gov.uk gus an ceangal Teams fhaighinn.

Diardaoin 24 Màrt:

• Seiseanan air-loidhne fosgailte le Des Scholes gus abairtean a theagaisg do luchd-tòiseachaidh co-cheangailte ri Speak Gaelic: 1100-12noon; 1300-1400hrs; 1930-2030hrs Cuir post-d gu: Karen.Delaney@moray.gov.uk gus an ceangal zoom fhaighinn