A standard Scottish Gaelic greeting is “How are you?”

This is a common statement made by people studying and instructing in endangered languages.

Even though the language is frequently connected to Scotland and Nova Scotia, it is also celebrated in other parts of North America, such as Washington, New York, Texas, and North Carolina, as well as Canadian towns like Toronto and Vancouver.

In various sections of the continent, a number of Gaelic organisations are working to preserve the language.

“We own this tongue. I’d like it returned. And I don’t think I’m alone in that,” Toronto’s Gaelic Society member Trish MacNeil remarked.

A decline in speakers of Gaelic

With the wave of Scottish immigrants from the late 1700s to the mid-1800s, the language of Scotland was extensively spoken throughout Canada. It ranked as the third most spoken European language in Canada in 1867, the year of Confederation.

The Canadian government discouraged the use of Gaelic and, occasionally by physical punishment, stopped school-age children from learning or using the language.

The language eventually became less common in Canada. According to the 2021 Canadian Census, there are just 2,170 Gaelic speakers remaining in Canada, compared to the previous estimate of 250,000 speakers.

There is now much more need to save the language from extinction due to the sharp decline. An increasing number of people in North America are keen to study and teach Scottish language because of strong familial ties and intense allegiance to their history.

Initiatives to bring the language back
“My family is proud to be Highlanders,” stated Jamie MacDonald, a retired professor from St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Newfoundland, who taught Celtic Studies.

People from all over the world attend these events, including John David Gressett, a Gaelic teacher from Texas.

Gressett learned that he was descended from Scotland’s first king. He learnt the language of his forebears from visiting native speakers during Scottish gatherings and festivals throughout the state.

He eventually took it upon himself to teach Gaelic. Currently, he is among the few Gaelic speakers in Texas as well as the only one who travels from festival to festival teaching Gaelic and encouraging its use. He is searching for someone to replace him at the age of 73.

“I intend to make an effort to find a replacement. Thirty years from now, I won’t be here,” Gressett declared. However, I’m going to attempt to make

coordinated initiatives to support the endangered language
In Nova Scotia, there is a deliberate attempt to encourage the study and usage of Gaelic, spearheaded by the provincial government, educators such as Gressett, and volunteers.

The government has contributed to the funding of more than a dozen Gaelic-based initiatives, and in 2021 it spent $1.9 million to establish a Royal Cape Breton Gaelic College satellite campus in Mabou, Nova Scotia.

Lewis MacKinnon, executive director of the province Gaelic Affairs office, stated, “We need all partners to help with reclamation, renewal, healing, all of these pieces.” “Government in my view is central as part of that work.”

coordinated initiatives to support the endangered language
In Nova Scotia, there is a deliberate attempt to encourage the study and usage of Gaelic, spearheaded by the provincial government, educators such as Gressett, and volunteers.

The government has contributed to the funding of more than a dozen Gaelic-based initiatives, and in 2021 it spent $1.9 million to establish a Royal Cape Breton Gaelic College satellite campus in Mabou, Nova Scotia.

Lewis MacKinnon, executive director of the province Gaelic Affairs office, stated, “We need all partners to help with reclamation, renewal, healing, all of these pieces.” “Government in my view is central as part of that work.”

“I realised that having all that culture around me growing up created a very short bridge to the language,” MacNeil stated. “From there I’ve been given this super foundation and the language was just there waiting for me and I have been with it ever since.… It just completed things for me.”

The opportunity to advance under Gary O’Neil’s guidance is evident, which is why a real No. 9 is at the top of Wolverhampton Wanderers manager’s transfer wishlist this summer.

One of Gary O’Neil’s summertime goals is to assemble a spearhead for the Wolves offence.

When he took the job four days before the season began against Manchester United a year ago, the Molineux manager was in a better place.

However, he requires a solid, vintage No. 9. The whole month of January was spent finding the right man, and nothing has changed since then.

Now that Matheus Cunha and Hwang Hee-Chan are well, O’Neil has choices, but he really needs a standout forward to tie everything together. Earlier in the season, a deal for Armando Broja of Chelsea was unsuccessful.

Cunha’s injury and Hwang’s departure for the Asia Cup left Wolves vulnerable in the second half of a campaign that had begun by defying expectations.

In contrast to numerous other clubs in the Midlands, the Black Country’s financial medicine was taken a year ago. Excuse the pun, but the sales of Matheus Nunes to Manchester City and Ruben Neves to Al Hilal brought in nearly £100 million and kept the Premier League wolves at bay.

The impression that it would be a season to forget was brought on by those sales as well as Julen Lopetegui’s incorrect prediction that the crop left behind wouldn’t be able to handle it.

The former Real Madrid executive desired to continue investing without knowing that Wolves’ escape was largely due to his early entry into the market in January of last year. The ship was more than steadied by O’Neil.

Still, there’s a perception that the 41-year-old would want three or four more if he wants to advance once more.

Additionally, given that the club’s owners, Fosun, have made it plain that the organisation needs to become self-sustaining and have backed off of their corporately suicidal attempts to extract more money from fans through massive ticket price increases, it is possible that one of their

The extraordinary can be produced by the Portuguese winger. Watch his goal in the FA Cup Fourth Round triumph over West Brom. Few players were able to score that. He’s turned into a walking injury problem, which is the issue.

Neto has made 75 Premier League starts in five seasons. It’s true that more people have seen him sitting on the replacements’ bench. However, since he must have been making progress towards his return for the remainder of the period if he starts if he is fit.

And even though he could fit in with any top-flight team on his day, who is willing to shell out more than £50 million for a guy who hasn’t yet completed one?

The Tartan Army, who witnessed Germany defeat Scotland 5-1 in the Olympiapark fan zone, has spoken out about the inadequate amenities.
One fan told BBC Scotland news that there was a three-hour wait to purchase food or beer.
“You can’t get a beer in Munich whatsoever,” he stated.
There were about 25,000 spectators watching the game from the park, and many reported that there weren’t enough restrooms for everyone.

A Scotland supporter is cycling to Germany to accomplish his father’s goal after he passed away from an aggressive brain tumour just over six months ago.
The 71-year-old, fit and well Alan Thompson had a seizure of his right leg four kilometres into the West Highland Way.
Alan passed away in November 2023, eleven weeks after the cancer was discovered.
Among the many things he had shelved was a long-planned trip to watch Scotland’s men compete at a big tournament with his son Alex.
The forty-year-old Alex is still on his way to Germany for Euro 2024.
But he’s going about things very differently, riding over 300 miles in five days from Edinburgh to Cologne as a memorial to his father.
The task is to raise money for Brain.

They had played frequent football games in the capital with Alan, who they knew well from those matches until his cancer diagnosis.
If everything goes according to plan, the group left the Royal Mile on Friday and will be in Cologne in time for Scotland’s pivotal match against Switzerland on Wednesday.
Alex remarked, “I think he thought I’d be crazy enough to do this.”
“However, I think he would be pretty happy with the fact that we have 12 other boys who are crazy enough to do it and who are really eager to do something in his honour and for charity.”

Alex wants to raise £10k for a foundation that warned that, despite brain tumours killing more adults and children under 40 than any other cancer, only 1% of UK funding for cancer research will go towards the condition in the 18 years leading up to 2020.
Approximately 1,000 individuals in Scotland receive a diagnosis of brain or central nervous system cancer annually.
Alex described Alan’s passing as “completely out of the blue.”
Before receiving his diagnosis, the retired engineering instructor enjoyed playing football twice a week and going on hikes in the hills.
“He was like a big kid when he played with his grandkids,” Alex said.
He says that growing up, his father encouraged his “obsession” with football.