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Posts Tagged: alphabet

Did you know the Gaelic alphabet has only 18 letters?

Posted 4:53 pm by Jody MacArthur & filed under blog.

ceilidh The Gaelic alphabet does not contain the letters j, k, v, x, y or z. Instead, words that need the sounds those letters produce, blend two letters to get a similar sound – like using ‘CH’ for the ‘J’ sound.…

Happy New Year from the Celtic Heart of North America

Posted 8:36 am by Celtic Heart & filed under blog.

Bliadhna Mhath Ùr. Everyone at the Celtic Heart of North of America would like to wish you and yours a very Happy New Year. We look forward to another year of sharing the Celtic culture of Cape Breton with you.…

Announcing The Celtic Heart of North America’s New Blogging Platform!

Posted 3:03 pm by Celtic Heart & filed under blog.

Welcome to our brand new blog! The Celtic Heart of North America is very happy to announce our new blogging platform to the world! We are very excited about the four First-Rate Bloggers who have agreed to write regularly for…

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