The Lordship of the Isles

The Gaelic forum here is one of the most active places on the site, with members of all levels of ability with the language, from the very beginner to the native Gael.

Land of the Blog. Lots of Gaelic learners writing blogs here. Lots of mistakes, too, but if you want to gain confidence with practical written Gaelic, then come here.

A good way to learn conversational Gaelic - and very easy to read.

One of the best online, if you ask me. It looks complicated at first, but you'll soon get the hang of it. Learn basic grammar first, though, before you start writing out sentences. Unilang has a written language course you can read for help.

With estimates of fifty million ethnic Gaels worldwide, it's no surpise this site exists. There are all levels of learner here, and practice makes perfect.

It's entirely in Gaelic. You could watch it and attempt to understand it, or listen and get a feel for the Gaelic accent - which is pretty simple when you get the basics. And, no joke, this film almost won an Oscar (or was it a BAFTA...?) for Best in Foreign Language. But it was robbed...

Loch Finlaggan was the capital of the Lordship of the Isles. Here you can learn much more about it, and also find information about your own ancestors.

A replica Hebridean galley's website, and also some information about the original galleys that powered the Lordship of the Isles and its genius for centuries.

Whilst it makes a few sweeping statements and assumes that all Macdonalds and its septs are related, this is a good site to come to if you want to know the very basics about Clan Donald. Don't be too dogmatic with the details here, though.

A directory of Scotland-related sites...whilst Gaelic and the Lordship of the Isles isn't Scottish, I suppose most people seem to think the Highlands are. Looking here could help you search for more information.