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Project ERSKINE | Radical Gaelic Magazines 1900s – 1930s @erskineproject.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

The next talk as part of the Celtic and Scottish Studies Online Research Seminar will be delivered by Petra Johana Poncarová @poncarova.bsky.social on "Folklore Material in Ruaraidh Erskine's Gaelic Magazines". Friday 13 March, 13:00-14:00 GMT. Registration details: llc.ed.ac.uk/celtic-scott...

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Celtic and Scottish Studies Seminar Series: Petra Poncarová | Celtic & Scottish Studies | Literatures Languages and Culture

An online seminar by Dr Petra Poncarová (Charles University, Prague), titled 'Folklore Material in Ruaraidh Erskine's Gaelic Magazines'.

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Project ERSKINE | Radical Gaelic Magazines 1900s – 1930s @erskineproject.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Ruaraidh Erskine of Mar was born 'Stuart Richard Erskine' #OTD 15 January 1869 in Brighton. From the 1890s onwards, he gradually changed his name, developed his Scottish identity, and learnt Gaelic. Find out more about Erskine and his publications: tinyurl.com/yr8mem2j

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Project ERSKINE | Radical Gaelic Magazines 1900s – 1930s @erskineproject.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

New substantial essay by Tòmas MacAilpein on Aonghas MacEanraig | Angus Henderson (1866–1937), one of the most important and prolific contributors of journalistic writing to Erskine's magazines, has been published in the latest issue of the journal Aiste. Available in open access.

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Aonghas MacEanraig (1866–1937), à Àird nam Murchan: A bheatha agus a chuid sgrìobhaidhean | Aiste – Rannsachadh air Litreachas Gàidhlig / Studies in Gaelic Literature

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Project ERSKINE | Radical Gaelic Magazines 1900s – 1930s @erskineproject.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

An event to celebrate Donald Sinclair (1885–1932), one of the most prolific and versatile contributors to Erskine's magazines, will be held on 5 December, with Aonghas Mac Leòid, a leading expert on Sinclair's work and author of the new Scotnote Study Guide: asls.org.uk/publications...

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Project ERSKINE | Radical Gaelic Magazines 1900s – 1930s @erskineproject.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

New Project Erskine publication: 'Folklore Material in Ruaraidh Erskine’s Gaelic Magazines', published in the latest issue of the Review of Scottish Culture 30:1 (2025). Available in open access: journals.ed.ac.uk/rosc/issue/v...

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Project ERSKINE | Radical Gaelic Magazines 1900s – 1930s @erskineproject.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Lachlann MacBheathain | Lachlan MacBean was born #OTD 6 November 1853 in Kiltarlity. MacBean was a journalist, editor, and Gaelic author, and he compiled the directory The Celtic Who’s Who (1921). His writing appeared regularly in Erskine's magazines. erskine.glasgow.ac.uk/people/lachl...

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Project ERSKINE | Radical Gaelic Magazines 1900s – 1930s @erskineproject.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

An article on 'The Visual Dimension of Ruaraidh Erskine's Scottish Magazines' by @poncarova.bsky.social has just appeared in the Journal of the Scottish Society for Art History 30 (2025-26) ssah.org.uk, discussing artworks by Stewart Carmichael, Andrew Scott Rankin, Hugh Munro, and Haldane MacFall.

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Project ERSKINE | Radical Gaelic Magazines 1900s – 1930s @erskineproject.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Ùisdean Laing | Hugh Laing was born #OTD 11 October 1889 in South Uist, and spent most of his life in Australia. His own writing and translations into Gaelic appeared in Erskine's magazines and later in Gairm. He received the Bardic Crown in 1965. Find out more: erskine.glasgow.ac.uk/people/hugh-...

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Project ERSKINE | Radical Gaelic Magazines 1900s – 1930s @erskineproject.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Great to see the new Scotnote Study Guide on 'The Gaelic Writings of Dòmhnall Mac na Ceàrdaich' by Aonghas MacLeòid, published by @asls.org.uk. Dòmhnall Mac na Ceàrdaich | Donald Sinclair (1885–1932) was one of the most prolific and innovative contributors to Erskine's periodicals.

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Aonghas MacLeòid Published in: paperback, 128 pages By: Association for Scottish Literature, 2025 Price: £6.95 ISBN 9781906841645 Order from Hive.co.uk Dòmhnall Mac na Ceàrdaich (Donald Sinclair…

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Project ERSKINE | Radical Gaelic Magazines 1900s – 1930s @erskineproject.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Aonghas MacDhonnchaidh | Angus Robertson was born #OTD 6 October 1871 in Breakish, Skye. Author of one of the two earliest Gaelic novels and an important figure in Gaelic initiatives in Glasgow, Robertson also contributed to Erskine's magazines. Find out more: erskine.glasgow.ac.uk/people/angus...

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Project ERSKINE | Radical Gaelic Magazines 1900s – 1930s @erskineproject.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Today is National Poetry Day in Scotland! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Erskine’s magazines provided a platform for publishing new poetry in Gaelic, English, and Scots. They featured the works of 8 winners of the Bardic Crown at the National Mòd. Find out more: erskine.glasgow.ac.uk/topics/poetry/

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Project ERSKINE | Radical Gaelic Magazines 1900s – 1930s @erskineproject.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

30 September is the International Translation Day! Erskine’s magazines published a substantial amount of translated content and featured the works of translators such as Ùisdean Laing | Hugh Laing and Dòmhnall MacCaluim | Donald MacCallum. Find out more: erskine.glasgow.ac.uk/topics/trans...

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Project ERSKINE | Radical Gaelic Magazines 1900s – 1930s @erskineproject.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

On 20 August 1901 #OTD, a pan-Celtic congress opened in Dublin. Ruaraidh Erskine was involved as one of the vice-presidents, and the event brought together many future contributors to his magazines. Find out more about the coverage of pan-Celtic initiatives: erskine.glasgow.ac.uk/topics/pan-c...

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Project ERSKINE | Radical Gaelic Magazines 1900s – 1930s @erskineproject.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

A video recording of the seminar 'Twentieth-Century Radical Scottish Gaelic Magazines and Contacts with Wales' by @poncarova.bsky.social at @yganolfangeltaidd.bsky.social, including findinds from Project ERSKINE, is now available on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiKk...

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Project ERSKINE | Radical Gaelic Magazines 1900s – 1930s @erskineproject.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

On Thursday (22 May, 5 pm UK time) in person and online at the Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies: 'Twentieth-Century Radical Scottish Gaelic Magazines and Contacts with Wales', including the latest findings about Welsh contributors and content in Erskine's magazines. All welcome! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Project ERSKINE | Radical Gaelic Magazines 1900s – 1930s @erskineproject.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

On Monday 12 May at the Centre for Poetic Innovation, @standrewsenglish.bsky.social & Modern Languages: seminar with Petra Johana Poncarová @poncarova.bsky.social on 'New Perspectives on Ruaraidh Erskine’s Gaelic Magazines and Translation Activities', 2.30 pm: poeticinnovation.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk

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Centre for Poetic Innovation – University of St Andrews, Schools of English and Modern Languages

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Project ERSKINE | Radical Gaelic Magazines 1900s – 1930s @erskineproject.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Wednesday 30 April 2025 10 am CET, at Université de Bretagne Occidentale and online (ZOOM): 'Radical Scottish Gaelic Magazines in the Twentieth Century and Contacts with Brittany' by @poncarova.bsky.social, including latest findings about Breton contributors to Erskine's magazines.

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Radical Scottish Gaelic Magazines in the Twentieth Century and Contacts with Brittany | Héritage et Création dans le Texte et l'Image

Conférence de Petra Johana Poncarová

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Project ERSKINE | Radical Gaelic Magazines 1900s – 1930s @erskineproject.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

A blog post on women contributors involved in Erskine's Scottish magazines by @poncarova.bsky.social has just been published by @womenshistscot.bsky.social: womenshistoryscotland.org/2025/04/21/w...

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Project ERSKINE | Radical Gaelic Magazines 1900s – 1930s @erskineproject.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

6 April marks the Tartan Day! Erskine had a lifelong interest in the Scottish national dress and related etiquette. He published a booklet on the topic, 'The Kilt and How to Wear It' (1901), and an extensive essay series 'The Scottish National Dress' for his quarterly Guth na Bliadhna (1910–1912). 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Project ERSKINE | Radical Gaelic Magazines 1900s – 1930s @erskineproject.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

The Scottish Review, originally published between 1882 and 1900, was revived by Ruaraidh Erskine in Spring 1914 and came out regularly until Spring 1920. A complete overview of all the issues is now available through the Project ERSKINE website: erskine.glasgow.ac.uk/magazines/th...

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Project ERSKINE | Radical Gaelic Magazines 1900s – 1930s @erskineproject.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

🌍 'S e Latha Bàrdachd an t-Saoghail a th' ann! It's World Poetry Day! 📚 Erskine's magazines provided a platform for new Gaelic poetry and published works by Allan MacDonald, Donald Sinclair, T. D. MacDonald, James Thomson, and many others. Find out more: erskine.glasgow.ac.uk/topics/poetry/

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Project ERSKINE | Radical Gaelic Magazines 1900s – 1930s @erskineproject.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

To mark St Patrick's Day, Project ERSKINE highlights the extensive involvement of Irish contributors in Erskine's Scottish magazines - from Douglas Hyde and Peter Toner McGinley to Eoin MacNeill, Patrick Eric MacFhinn, and Patrick Dinneen. Find out more: erskine.glasgow.ac.uk/places/irela... 🇮🇪

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Project ERSKINE | Radical Gaelic Magazines 1900s – 1930s @erskineproject.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Monday 24 February, 12-1 pm: an online lunchtime talk for Stirling Magazines and Periodicals Research Group (SMPRG) on Ruaraidh Erskine's Scottish magazines and the online resources created as part of Project ERSKINE. All welcome (DM for Teams links)!

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Project ERSKINE | Radical Gaelic Magazines 1900s – 1930s @erskineproject.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Video recording of the paper ‘Scots and Twentieth-Century Radical Gaelic Magazines’ from the conference of the Forum for Research on the Languages of Scotland and Ulster, held at Ulster University, Belfast, on 29–30 November 2024. More on the topic: erskine.glasgow.ac.uk/topics/scots/

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Forum for Research on the Languages of Scotland and Ulster 2024: Petra Poncarova

YouTube video by NVTV Belfast

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Project ERSKINE | Radical Gaelic Magazines 1900s – 1930s @erskineproject.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Project ERSKINE at this year's conference of the Scottish Society for Art History, hosted by @natlibscot.bsky.social. More about the artists involved and content related to art, crafts, architecture & aesthetics: erskine.glasgow.ac.uk/topics/art-a...

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Project ERSKINE | Radical Gaelic Magazines 1900s – 1930s @erskineproject.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

#BurnsWeek Over the years, Erskine's Scottish magazines featured a number of pieces concerning Robert Burns, in Gaelic and English, and an image of the poet based on an oil painting owned by Erskine & based on the famous Nasmyth portrait: erskine.glasgow.ac.uk/topics/rober...

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Project ERSKINE | Radical Gaelic Magazines 1900s – 1930s @erskineproject.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Ruaraidh Erskine was born #OTD 15 January 1869 in Brighton. Project ERSKINE website now offers the opportunity to explore in detail the extensive and diverse corpus of writing Erskine supplied for his own magazines, including a significant body of translations. erskine.glasgow.ac.uk/people/ruara...

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Project ERSKINE | Radical Gaelic Magazines 1900s – 1930s @erskineproject.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

The first issue of the quarterly Guth na Bliadhna came out in Winter 1904. An interactive annotated overview of all the issues (1904-1925), with a growing database of contributors, is now available through the Project ERSKINE website: erskine.glasgow.ac.uk/magazines/gu...

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Project ERSKINE | Radical Gaelic Magazines 1900s – 1930s @erskineproject.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

German scholar Kuno Meyer (1858–1919), born #OTD 20 December, was a major influence on Erskine's periodicals. Meyer lectured in Celtic at @uofglasgow.bsky.social, and translations from and references to his works appeared regularly in the magazines. erskine.glasgow.ac.uk/people/kuno-...

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Project ERSKINE | Radical Gaelic Magazines 1900s – 1930s @erskineproject.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Donald Sinclair | Dòmhnall Mac na Ceàrdaich, born #OTD 5 December 1885 in Leideag, Barra, was an innovative Gaelic poet, playwright, and prose writer, and one of Erskine's most prolific and loyal collaborators. Discover more about his diverse output: erskine.glasgow.ac.uk/people/donal...

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Project ERSKINE | Radical Gaelic Magazines 1900s – 1930s @erskineproject.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Malcolm MacFarlane | Calum MacPhàrlain, born #OTD 30 November 1853 in Dalavich, Argyll, was a scholar, author, composer, and Gaelic activist, one of the most prolific contributors to Erskine's Gaelic magazines. Discover more about his contributions: erskine.glasgow.ac.uk/people/malco...

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Project ERSKINE | Radical Gaelic Magazines 1900s – 1930s @erskineproject.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

A paper on 'The Visual Dimension of Ruaraidh Erskine’s Magazines' is going to be part of the conference 'Art & Text', organised by the Scottish Society for Art History in partnership with the National Library of Scotland on 6-7 February 2025. Full programme & tickets: tinyurl.com/39pvffak

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Project ERSKINE | Radical Gaelic Magazines 1900s – 1930s @erskineproject.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Inspiring time for Project Erskine at 'Unsettling Scottish Studies' conference hosted by Simon Fraser University, Vancouver - a paper on 'Global Gaelic Diaspora and Twentieth-Century Gaelic Magazines' by @poncarova.bsky.social was part of the panel 'Disrupting Spatial Geographies'. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇨🇦 🌐

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