“An entire system of comharran – Gaelic navigational marks – surrounds the islands… A wealth of knowledge about the creatures which populate these fishing grounds is also encoded within the Gaelic language.”
—Alastair Cole: How Scottish Gaelic is helping protect Scotland’s seas
https://theconversation.com/how-scottish-gaelic-is-helping-protect-scotlands-seas-155660
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