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    • Farpais Bàrdachd Ghàidhlig / Gaelic Poetry Contest

The Gaelic Society of Toronto presents our first Gaelic Poetry Contest

1/20/2023

 
Contest Details:
The contest welcomes international entrants
There are 2 categories: Intermediate and Advanced - Advanced category welcomes both learners and native/fluent speakers
There is no fee for the first entry. Additional entries are $10 CAD each, a maximum of 3 entries per person (see payment button below) 

Important Dates:
  • The contest opens at our annual Oidhche nam Bàrd evening, January 20, 2023
  • We will be hosting a *poetry writing class with Gillebrìde MacMillan on Saturday, February 4, 2023 from 9-11 a.m. EST
  • The contest closes on World Poetry Day, March 21, 2023
  • Winners will be announced in our newsletter and on social media on April 1, 2023 - April is Canada's National Poetry Month
*The poetry writing class is free for CGT members and $10 for non-members. Registration is mandatory for all. Register here.
(Note, you do not need to enter the contest to participate in the class. Likewise, participation in the class does not require you to enter the contest.)

​All of the details are available here!
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Oidhche nam Bàrd

1/3/2023

 
Please join us on Friday, January 20 at 7:30 p.m. EST for Oidhche nam Bàrd during our Friday Night Online Ceilidh with our special guest Fear an Taighe and resident poet, Dr. Nathaniel Harrington!! It will encompass all things bardic, so be sure to wear brown and black and prepare your Gaelic songs, stories, and of course, poems!
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A Cèilidh is all about community and coming together! If you have a story, a song, or an instrument you play, we invite you to contribute - skill level is not the important thing at a Cèilidh, so simply join and tell, sing or play! Most of all, we invite you to contribute with your presence and join us!

Simply fill out the form at gaelicsocietytoronto.com/friday-night-ceilidh.html and we will send you the Zoom link to join in online and the (toll) phone # to call in.

If you have any questions, email us at gaelictoronto@gmail.com
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Christmas Ceilidh

12/6/2022

 
Please join us on Friday, December 16 at 7:30 p.m. EST for our Friday Night Online Christmas Ceilidh with our special guest Bean an Taigh, Cathy Ann MacPhee!! It will encompass all things St. Nick, so be sure to wear your red and greens and prepare your Gaelic Carols, songs, stories and poems!

"Catherine-Ann MacPhee is a Scottish Gaelic singer from Barra in the Hebrides, now resident in Canada. She has worked in the theatre and broadcasting as well as giving musical performances in Scotland, England, Canada, and elsewhere. After a period living in Ottawa, she moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 2017."

Need some inspiration? Check out this amazing Christmas Carol booklet put together by one of our members:
You can download a pdf file of the carols here.

Annual General Meeting - 2022 / 2023

10/8/2022

 
Comunn Gàidhlig Thoronto / The Gaelic Society of Toronto's 142nd Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday, October 29th, 2022. Members will review initiatives of the previous year, set priorities for the upcoming year, address Society business, and vote in a new Board of Directors.  

Location details:
Online via Zoom (due to Covid-19)
Time: 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. approximately

2:45 - 3:00  Log in and get settled
3:00 - 4:00 (approximately) AGM - Annual Reports, Final Nominations and Voting - List of Nominees can be found here. 

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Please see the attached Q&A regarding the process for the nomination and election of the Board of Directors. 

Registration is required. Please do so here.


Chi sinn ann sibh! See you there!​​

Virtual Harris Distillery Tour, Tasting & Ceilidh (Free Online Event)

5/14/2022

 
Join us Sunday, June 12 at 2:00 p.m. EST 
BYOB - Bring Your Own Bottle

Join us for another Isle of Harris Distillery Tour, Tasting & Cèilidh. Our own Chrissie Drake will take us on a tour of the distillery, there will be wonderful musical talent for your listening pleasure, and of course, there will be a lot of gin. Slàinte Mhath!

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Fill out the form to register and we will send you the Zoom link to join in online and the (toll) phone # to call in.  

If you have any questions, email us at gaelictoronto@gmail.com

Announcing!

12/4/2021

 
Announcing!
  The Gaelic Society of Toronto would like to announce the winner from the fall class.

We proudly present The Gaelic Society of Toronto Matthew Chisholm Memorial Award to the Senior level Gaelic student who has gained the greatest fluency in the Gaelic language: Seonnaidh - John Tohill

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MATTHEW CHISHOLM was a member of The Gaelic Society of Toronto and served as a Member-at-Large on the Board of Directors in the year 2017/18. He studied Gaelic to the degree that he was totally fluent and also sang Gaelic songs beautifully. Sadly, Matthew passed away too young at the age of forty. In his honour, The Gaelic Society of Toronto is proud to recognise the student who, in the opinion of the instructor, has gained the greatest fluency in our advanced level Gaelic class by presenting them with a Certificate of Achievement and free tuition for one subsequent course.

Fèis Chomunn Gàidhlig Thoronto

9/26/2021

 
Announcing: 

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Fèis Chomunn Gàidhlig Thoronto! October 15-16
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 (online event)

We are hosting a Fèis weekend (traditional Gaelic arts and culture festival) October 15-16. Due to the pandemic, the Fèis will be online again this year. The event will start off with the Annual General Meeting on Friday the 15th, followed immediately by a traditional Friday Night Ceilidh. The ceilidh will be hosted by Gaelic Singer, Robyn Carrigan, and David Livingston-Lowe will present a Gaelic Whisky toast. The AGM and Ceilidh are free to attend, as always. Bring your tunes, stories, poetry but most of all, bring yourself!

Saturday morning will kick off from Scotland with Gaelic Consultant, Àdhamh Ó Broin, presenting a workshop on Gàilig Latharn - the Gaelic dialect of SW Caithness. SpeakGaelic hosts, Calum MacLean and Joy Dunlop, will then take the virtual stage to share all the exciting details about the recent launch of this new program for learning Gaelic. After lunch, former Gaelic Council of Nova Scotia President, David Rankin, will host a presentation on Gaelic History in Canada, and Gìllebrìde MacIllemhaoil / Gillebride MacMillan will finish off the afternoon with 'Tha òran annad', a contemporary original Gaelic song lecture and workshop.

Saturday evening, there will be a free virtual screening of Pelicula Films and BBC ALBA’s film, As an Eilean, to close out the weekend.

For full details and to register, please click here.

Summer Spotify Playlist

6/30/2021

 
ATTENTION MUSIC LOVERS!

We have compiled a Summer Spotify Playlist from your requests! Click here to check it out and be sure to save it to your library. If you want to add more music, simply fill in this short form and we'll add your favourite songs to the playlist.


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Tapadh leibh / Thank you for helping us with this compilation of the best Scottish Gaelic songs available! 
 
"Thig crìoch air an t-saoghal, ach mairidh gaol is ceòl,
The world will end, but love and music will endure"

Speaker Series - Lorrie MacKinnon

3/15/2021

 
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Monday, March 29, 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. 
Cost: FREE

The great Gaelic tradition bearer Annie Johnston of Barra had a long abiding connection to the Gaels of Nova Scotia. Join Lorrie MacKinnon to hear about her relationship with them including her memorable trip in 1954.

For more information about Annie Johnston please see the following link: The Calum Maclean Project: Annie Johnston: A Barra Tradition Bearer (calumimaclean.blogspot.com)

This is an online event using Zoom. Connection information will be sent in advance to all registrants

Register today at gaelicsocietytoronto.com/lecture-series.html

Harris Distillery (Free Online Event)

1/15/2021

 
The Gaelic Society of Toronto is Bringing Isle of Harris Distillery to you!  

Saturday, February 6 at 2:00 p.m. EST

The folks at Isle of Harris Distillery are known for more than their beautiful gin in the distinctive bottles. Also known as the Social Distillery, they have engaged in numerous projects such as The Harris Cèilidh (online now), The Harris Tweed Project, The Seafood Project and about which we have shared information previously, and The Diaspora Project. The Harris Distillery folks would like to introduce themselves and the Distillery to those in Gaelic communities across the pond.  We're delighted to accept their invitation for them to host an event with us on Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. EST.

Register for free here

The Isle of Harris Gin is available in the LCBO - which is actually quite amazing considering how hard it is for products to get "shelf space" in the LCBO! If you'd like to have a bottle on hand for the tasting, check the LCBO's ordering information and delivery times & requirements. All attendees will be entered into a draw to win a Harris Martini Glass set!
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​Information on Isle of Harris Distillery. We look forward to the Isle of Harris Distillery crew bring the Islands to us here in Canada! Registration for the event will be available in our mid-month update and via our social media channels.
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