The Legacy of Tional 2007

“Cruinneachadh beothail gun samhail agus freagarrach airson teaghlaich”

“A vibrant Gaelic language gathering where everyone can take part”

Following the success of Tional 2007 and it is part of the Highland Year of Culture 2007, we have recorded the memories of the event using a variety of methods.

Below you can access the programme for the weekend, listen to some of the participants, see some of the classes and be inspired to learn Gaelic and come along to the next Tional event in Spring 2008.

Tional Programme details

You can view the programme using Adobe Acrobat Reader.  If you do not have access to this software, you can download it for free.

Audio

Here you can listen to a number of short recordings taken during the classes over the weekend. We would like to thank Duncan Carmichael for putting together these great audio files (They are all mp3 format).

1 Beginners (1.30min)
Hear from participants during one of the classes

2. What is Tional (1.46min)
Clara Hickey the Organiser explains what Tional is about and why it is suitable for the whole family.

3. Craig and Nicola (8 sec)
Short extract of a simple conversation from a class.

4. Creche (1.51min)
A number of children take part in singing Gaelic songs.

5. Daibhidh Grant (3.01 min)
Davie Grant talks about Ulpan and why people should be involved.

6. Dannsa (1.36 min)
Listen to some of the participants learning to do some Scottish Country Dancing!

7. What the children think of Tional (2.30 min)
Hamish talks about Gaelic and what he thinks of the event.

8. Iain and Megan (14 sec)
Short extract of a simple conversation from a class.

9. Nature Talk (56 sec)
Hear an extract from the nature workshop about the Gaelic alphabet.

10. Ruairidh MacLean (2.28 min)
Ruairidh discusses the different ways that people can learn Gaelic.

11. Seinn (1.42 min)
Participants learn a Gaelic song from Gillebrìde MacMillan.

12. Ulpan Learners (1.57 min)
A short extract from the introduction lesson of Ulpan – listen to how quickly they pick up the language.

Photographs

View through the different photographs and get a feel for the event. Photographs are courtesy of Graham Dunbar.

Views from the Guided walk around Ullapool

A cottage in Ullapool	Fowler memorial clock, Ullapool
Original fish processing buildings	Ullapool
Ullapool	Loch Broom, Ullapool

The Classes

Gaelic language class	Gaelic language class
Singing workshop	Ulpan class
MacPhail Centre, Ullapool

Video

These recordings were made possible by Kate Dunbar. Our thanks go to Kate and Graham for their help in recording the Tional event.

1. Seinn – Singing class

See some of the class tackle learning a Gaelic song.

2. Gaelic class

Extracts from the intermediate class. Extract one, extract two.

3. Ulpan in action

See how new learners of the language can start to speak Gaelic.