Singing in Irish language
Someone who presides, judges, and arbitrates
during a formal dispute or competition.
Adjudicator
Canadian folk rock band from Newfoundland and Labrador.
Great Big Sea
Third most spoken language in Canada in 1867.
Scottish Gaelic
Ireland's premier Irish cultural festival.
Oireachtas
Traditional Scottish stick and ball sport.
Shinty
Number of Gaelic speakers in Nova Scotia today according to Nova Scotia’s Office of Gaelic Affairs.
Fewer than 2000
A district of Ireland where the Irish government
recognises that the Irish language is the predominant
language.
Gaeltacht
Ireland’s largest sporting and cultural organisation.
Gaelic Athletic Association
Canadian musical family group from Mabou, Nova Scotia.
The Rankin Family
Unaccompanied traditional solo singing in the Irish language.
Sean-nós
Competition established by the GAA in 1969 with the aim of promoting Ireland's traditional pastimes and culture.
Scór
Traditional form of song native to Scotland that sets Gaelic lyrics to instrumental tune melodies.
Puirt à beul
Winner of the Corn Uí Riada 2023.
Colm Jimmy Ó Curraoin
‘Cut the throats of your sons and your companions’
Translated lyric from this country's national anthem.
France
form of traditional singing common in the Goidelic speaking areas of Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man in which the lyrics thus are often meaningless or nonsensical.
Lilting