The Scots Gaelic Myth

[PatrickHughes123]

Besides this if you read the articles objectively with 2 & 3 you will note they support several things I have already said & which you don't seem to be seeing. For example they support that the Lowlands were already Saxon speaking when the Scots arrived being part of the Kingdom of Northumbria. They also comment that the Lowland Scots percieved themselves as English living in the Kingdom of the Scots & the Scots dialect was as accepted as Gaelic as a means of national identity.

Yes in South-East Scotland. The South-West, and the North-East were Gaelic-speaking, except the extreme North-East. When Dal Riadia joined with Pictland to become Alba, the Pictish language and culture died out and they assimilated with the Gaels. The same for the Britons. The Angles, however, did not, they kept their English identity and the English language. Their assimilation into Scotland would not come until much later, even then, they kept the English tongue which would then become Scots. The earliest Gaelic writing was found in North-East Scotland. It was called the Book of Deer.

I don't have anything against earlier P-Celtic languages or the Scots language, I'm actually learning how to speak Scots right now. But again, Gaelic was spoken across most of Scotland, then it was replaced by Scots. Most sources I've read or videos I've watched have this view of history also.

To be honest, it annoys that defending my culture, and not letting people be brainwashed by the commonly believed myth that "Gaelic was only ever spoken in Highland Scotland." gets me labelled extremist. I support the preservation of Scots as well as Gaelic, I consider them both equal. There is a burgh in Scotland I live near to called Rutherglen, which has a possible Gaelic origin, from An Ruadh Gleann, meaning the red valley.

By the way, could you please send me links to articles 2 & 3? When ever I try to go to them on the website, it comes up 'Error 404'.