Gaelic critical
It is also indisputably the case that it was the Gaelic-speaking kingdom of Dal Riada, and not the British or Anglo-Saxon-speaking areas, that was the nucleus around which the kingdom of Scotland took shape.
In any case, these historical discussions, interesting as they are, have no bearing on the present issue.
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Hide AdThe situation here and now is that one of Scotland’s languages is in a critical state, unsurprisingly after centuries of sustained persecution, and requires urgent and determined action by central and local governments to ensure its survival. This would not even need to be argued in any other European country but Scotland.
Derrick McClure
Rosehill Terrace
Aberdeen