Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago
Gaelic writer and Edinburgh resident Martin MacIntyre talks to Gordon Wells. In Part 2, Martin talks about his Gaelic learning journey, an interest that has been with him since his first visit to South Uist with his father and brother when he was still in primary school, where he first encountered the language in an extended family and community setting. He describes his father’s initial surprise at his son’s interest, and how in time they came to speak Gaelic to each other more and more, and how this also helped when it came to raising his own children with Gaelic.
This film contributes to a small collection which forms one part of an extension series of the Island Voices project, in which its "capture and curation" model is used for more languages in addition to English and Gaelic.
The Martin MacIntyre Collection:
Gael in Edinburgh documentary in four languages –
Gaelic youtu.be/b8VHM1hN1gA
English youtu.be/DQUypf4DZGI
Catalan youtu.be/uftWdspWfr8
Welsh youtu.be/l1xlfT_2j8s
Conversation –
Full Version youtu.be/3IZr9MpdaiY
Short Cuts guthan.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/martin-short-cuts-pdf.pdf
Poetry –
Canaidh youtu.be/V-R3EYZxjo0
Foghar Dhùn Èideann youtu.be/IY8KhBLQMB0
Litearras san Smior youtu.be/QxKBK7krLfE
Further background:
guthan.wordpress.com/2025/02/03/gael-in-edinburgh
About Island Voices/Guthan nan Eilean:
guthan.wordpress.com/about
Gaelic writer and Edinburgh resident Martin MacIntyre talks to Gordon Wells. In Part 2, Martin talks about his Gaelic learning journey, an interest that has been with him since his first visit to South Uist with his father and brother when he was still in primary school, where he first encountered the language in an extended family and community setting. He describes his father’s initial surprise at his son’s interest, and how in time they came to speak Gaelic to each other more and more, and how this also helped when it came to raising his own children with Gaelic.
This film contributes to a small collection which forms one part of an extension series of the Island Voices project, in which its "capture and curation" model is used for more languages in addition to English and Gaelic.
The Martin MacIntyre Collection:
Gael in Edinburgh documentary in four languages –
Gaelic youtu.be/b8VHM1hN1gA
English youtu.be/DQUypf4DZGI
Catalan youtu.be/uftWdspWfr8
Welsh youtu.be/l1xlfT_2j8s
Conversation –
Full Version youtu.be/3IZr9MpdaiY
Short Cuts guthan.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/martin-short-cuts-pdf.pdf
Poetry –
Canaidh youtu.be/V-R3EYZxjo0
Foghar Dhùn Èideann youtu.be/IY8KhBLQMB0
Litearras san Smior youtu.be/QxKBK7krLfE
Further background:
guthan.wordpress.com/2025/02/03/gael-in-edinburgh
About Island Voices/Guthan nan Eilean:
guthan.wordpress.com/about
