Comunn na Gàidhlig

The Gaelic Society
*Comunn na Gàidhlig*

Abbreviation	CnaG
Formation	1984
Founder	Scottish Office
Type	Scottish Gaelic language Gaelic revival
Headquarters	Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
Website	www.cnag.org/en/

Comunn na Gàidhlig ("The Gaelic language Society") abbreviated to "CnaG" is an organisation which seeks to promote Scottish Gaelic language and culture.

History

Comunn na Gàidhlig was founded in 1984 by the Scottish Office to co-ordinate new developments in Gaelic language policy. It has charitable status. It has offices in Stornoway, Inverness, Glasgow, and additional staff based in Uist, Skye, Islay, Edinburgh and Lochaber. Its chairperson is Kenneth MacIver.

Comunn na Gàidhlig should not be confused with An Comunn Gàidhealach, which has a broader cultural remit, or Bòrd na Gàidhlig, a quango.

External links

Official website

Gaels

General history	Gaelic Ireland High King of Ireland Gaelic Irish kingdoms Dál Riata Alba Nine Years' War Statutes of Iona Flight of the Earls 1641 Rebellion Act for the Settlement of Ireland 1652 Jacobite risings Penal Laws Great Hunger Irish diaspora Highland Clearances Gaelic Revival Gaeltacht Gàidhealtachd

Gaelic culture	Ogham Brehon law Gaelic mythology Lebor Gabála Érenn Gaelic warfare Gaelic astrology Gaelic kinship Bardic poetry Gaelic literature (Early Irish, Modern Irish, Scottish Gaelic & Manx) Gaelic type Insular script Fáinne Gaelic music Sean-nós song Oireachtas na Gaeilge Am Mòd Gaelic games Highland games Insular Christianity Gaelic Christian mission

Language	Primitive Irish Old Irish Middle Irish Classical Gaelic Irish Manx Scottish Gaelic

Major tribes or clans	Connachta (incl. Uí Néill, Clan Colla, Clan Donald, Uí Maine, etc) Dál gCais (incl. Déisi) Eóganachta Érainn (incl. Dál Riata, Corcu Loígde, Clan Conla, Dál Fiatach, etc) Laigin Ulaid (incl. Dál nAraidi, Conmhaícne, Ciarraige, etc)

DNA haplogroups	R-S971 (Clan Colla) R-M222 (Connachta & Uí Néill) R-L21 (Dál Fiatach) R-L226 (Dál gCais) R-CTS4466 (Eóganachta) R-L159.2 (Laigin)

Prominent organisations	Údarás na Gaeltachta Foras na Gaeilge Bòrd na Gàidhlig Culture Vannin Conradh na Gaeilge An Comunn Gàidhealach Manx Gaelic Society Seachtain na Gaeilge Gael Linn ULTACH Trust Clì Gàidhlig Comunn na Gàidhlig Columba Project Clans of Ireland Association of Highland Clans and Societies

Related subjects	Celts Norse–Gaels (incl. Uí Ímair and Clan MacLeod) Kingdom of the Isles Gaelicisation

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