According to the Dictionaries of the Scots Language (DSL), this Scots term for cattle is a borrowing from early Scandinavian and has been ...

This term is defined in the Dictionaries of the Scots Language (DSL) as, “a payment in kind, especially of poultry, made by a tenant of land ...

The work of Robert Burns continues to have a deep connection to Ulster-Scots: the province was the first place outside of Scotland to publish his work and his poetry had meaning and depth for ...

A spat over the America250 celebrations in Belfast has arisen in City Hall, after the DUP labelled Sinn Féin “petty” for raising questions about £50,000 going to the Ulster Scots Agency from a council ...

The Scottish Government has launched the latest phase of its road safety campaign, ‘Speeding is a Dangerous Game,’ using video game language to reach young drivers. Created by ad agency Leith, the ...

While I very much doubt that you’ll see this, here is my response to your campaign letter. I am 74 years old and an absolute believer in universal human rights and pursuit of equal opportunities for ...

Once, every middle-class home had a piano and a dictionary. The purpose of the piano was to be able to listen to music before phonographs were available and affordable. Later on, it was to torture ...

Lee Reynolds, Northern Ireland’s new Ulster Scots commissioner, is a thoughtful and intelligent man. Yet even he is wrestling with the fundamental contradiction of his office: the Ulster Scots ...

A groundbreaking new monolingual Irish dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge, the body responsible for the promotion of the Irish language throughout the island of Ireland, was launched this week by ...

A new children's book aimed at encouraging school pupils to engage with the Scots language has been written in memory of a Dumfries woman. The Lois Sherret Trust was founded in memory of the ...

Early years settings across Scotland will receive professional development to better support families with speech, language and communication, as part of the Government’s goal to cut developmental ...

Gillian Rea believes it is important to keep Ulster Scots culture alive For Gillian Rea, speaking Ulster Scots was a normal part of her childhood and she wants to see others enjoying the culture. A ...