GLEANS AINMEAN-ÀITE CHALLENGE!
ALBA
SCOTLAND
SCOTLAND
CAIR CHALADAIN
KIRKCALDY
KIRKCALDY
INBHIR NIS
INVERNESS
INVERNESS
AM MUILLEAN ÙR
NEWMILLS
NEWMILLS
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Dun = a Fort, eg DundeeAch = a field, eg Achnasheen
Inver/Aber = the mouth of a river, eg Inverurie/Aberdour
Dal = a meadow, eg Dalmahoy
Bal = a village or town, eg Ballingry
Auchter = the upland/raised land, eg Auchtermuchty
Kil = a church, eg Kilmarnock
Kin = end/the head, eg Kinloch
Drum = a ridge, eg Drumnadrochit
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Can you think of a place name in Scotland that begins with one of the common Gaelic starters? What is the place name in Gaelic?
Eg, Inverness = Inbhir Nis
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Look at these Gaelic maps of Scotland.
Place names in Gaelic often relate to the topography (landscape). Choose some place names that relate to the surrounding countryside/geography.
Tell us how the Gaelic name describes the landscape.
Eg, Auchtermuchty - Uachdar Mucadaidh
= The upland of the pigs
Place names in Gaelic often relate to the topography (landscape). Choose some place names that relate to the surrounding countryside/geography.
Tell us how the Gaelic name describes the landscape.
Eg, Auchtermuchty - Uachdar Mucadaidh
= The upland of the pigs
Option 3
AN T-ÒBAN
INBHIR UIGE
Take a photo or draw a sign of your chosen place name and use it to record yourself:
A) using Chatterpix to tell us about the place name you chose.
or
B) in a video with you in front of the camera or behind the camera.
A) using Chatterpix to tell us about the place name you chose.
or
B) in a video with you in front of the camera or behind the camera.
What do I do now?
CALASRAID
OBAR PHEALLAIDH
A bheil thu deiseil!?
If you have completed the challenge, 's math a rinn thu!
Now why not send it into us at gleans.alba@gmail.com
Or post it on Twitter, using the hashtags
Now why not send it into us at gleans.alba@gmail.com
Or post it on Twitter, using the hashtags
LANNRAIG
#SeachdainnaGàidhlig
EILGINN
#cleachdi
#myschoollovesgaelic
Inter-Authority GLE Project
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