The Scottish Gaelic Tattoo Handbook
The ultimate “think before you ink” guide to Gaelic tattoos, written by a Gaelic specialist in Nova Scotia.
The Irish Gaelic Tattoo Handbook
Learn how to incorporate Irish words into a tattoo, gift, artwork, or jewelry that honours the Celtic language and culture of Ireland.
Lus na Tùise / Lavender
The second volume of Scottish Gaelic poetry by Marcas Mac an Tuairneir; 56 Gaelic poems with English translations by the author.
Ràithean airson Sireadh / Seasons for Seeking
The fourth volume of Scottish Gaelic poetry by Lodaidh MacFhionghain; translations of poems by Coleman Barks, interpreter of Rumi.
Fionn MacCool and the Salmon of Knowledge
The story of why the great Gaelic hero Fionn MacCool sucks his thumb. A traditional Gaelic tale retold by educator Terri M. Roberts, perfect for reading aloud to children.
Play It Like You Sing It: The Shears Collection, Volume One
Volume One of the Shears Collection by Cape Breton piper Barry W. Shears tells the story of the many families and individuals who maintained traditional Gaelic piping in Nova Scotia, through history, culture, and images.
Play It Like You Sing It: The Shears Collection, Volume Two
Volume Two of the Shears Collection by Cape Breton piper Barry W. Shears presents bagpipe arrangements and their Gaelic words as they were played and sung in Nova Scotia, accompanied by tune notes and images.
Ràithean airson Sireadh / Seasons for Seeking Audiobook
Audiobook edition of the fourth volume of Scottish Gaelic poetry by Lodaidh MacFhionghain; translations of poems by Coleman Barks, interpreter of Rumi. Read by the author with Persian, Scottish & Irish musical accompaniment.
Adhbhar Ar Sòlais / Cause of Our Joy
The first collection of Gaelic poetry by Marion F. NicIlleMhoire: themes of religious faith, childhood memories, and everyday life in Glasgow, Barra, and Uist.
Bhon Phlateau dhan a’ Chladach
A collection of Gaelic poetry by novelist Calum L. MacLeòid: themes include urban culture & landscape of Canada and Scotland. Monolingual Gaelic edition.
Gaelic Language Revitalization Concepts and Challenges
The collected academic essays of Dr. Emily McEwan-Fujita on Scottish Gaelic revitalization in Scotland and Nova Scotia.
Fionn MacCool et le saumon de la sagesse
A French-language edition of the tale of why the great Gaelic hero Fionn MacCool sucks his thumb, by educator Terri M. Roberts, translated by Melany Close.
The Welsh Tattoo Handbook
The ultimate “think before you ink” guide to accurate and ethical Welsh language tattoos, by Robert and Meagan Davis.
The Scots Tattoo Handbook
Written by Scots language speaker Duncan Sneddon, this handbook explores the language of Robert Burns and Lowland Scotland.
Ròs Fiadhaich
The Scottish Gaelic edition of the graphic novel Wild Rose by Nicola R. White. Set against the backdrop of London and rural Ireland in 1790, Wild Rose reimagines a haunting Irish folktale.
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Bradan Press is the newest company to carry on the 180-year-old tradition of Scottish Gaelic publishing in Nova Scotia, Canada. We publish books related to Scottish Gaelic language and culture in multiple genres, in both Gaelic and English.
Bradan means salmon in Scottish Gaelic, and represents the salmon of wisdom in the Gaelic folklore traditions of Nova Scotia, Scotland, Ireland, and the Isle of Man.
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Poem Preview: “Na Fir Chlis agus Cupa Stanley”
The first Gaelic poetry collection from Calum L. MacLeòid, 2016 winner of the Scottish Book Trust Gaelic New Writers Award for prose. Topics include urban culture and landscape in Canada and Scotland, relationships failed and successful, the lives of everyday objects,...
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Poem excerpt: “Dàin Toronto: A’ chiad latha” (earrann)
The poems in the first Gaelic collection from Calum L. MacLeòid take us from Montréal, Canada, to Glasgow, Scotland.
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Poem preview: “Bràistean Dùra”
Tha fios gun deach mìltean dhiubh a sgaoileadh Is barrachd air cus dhiubh Rin lorg an-diugh aig bonn tiona no biona. Chan eil ach aon air fhàgail agam fhìn. Ach tha tighinn fodham gealltainn riMo bhràist bheag dhùr, Lasan beag dòchais Air coilear cagoule. —“Bràistean...
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Poem preview: “Lochlannach”
“Lochlannach” (earrann), Bhon Phlateau dhan a’ Chladach: Dàin le Calum L. MacLeòid (Bradan Press, 2019)
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Poem preview: “Stoirm”
A-nis tha an tuil air tighinn, thusa air falbh a chluiche àiteigin am measg an stoirm mise gun fhasgadh ’s mo bhàta a’ dol fodha. Leig leam a dhol fodha nad stoirm a ghràidh. “Stoirm” (earrann) Bhon Phlateau dhan a’ Chladach Dàin le Calum L. MacLeòid Bradan Press,...
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Leabhar Ùr: Bhon Phlateau dhan a’ Chladach
Ri thighinn sa Chèitein! Anns a’ chiad chruinneachadh bàrdachd Ghàidhlig bho Chalum L. MacLeòid, tha na dàin gar toirt bho Mhontréal gu Glaschu.
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