Books published by Akerbeltz

A handy reference guide to Gaelic-derived words and expressions in common usage in English. Like George McLennan's previously successful book ';Scots Gaelic - An Introduction to the Basics', ';Gaelic and English - Their Common Origins' and ';A Gaelic Alphabet - A Guide to the Pronunciation of Gaelic Letters and Words', this book will be a great help to anyone with an interest in the links between the two languages. It forms a valuable reference tool to which readers will return again and again.

Part autobiography and part anthology - this collection of poems and short stories is an enchanting description of a life lived in a wide variety of places. From Ulster beginnings to last years in Glasgow - via Greece, Dublin, Wimbledon and the Inner Isles.This is no ordinary writing - it is a view of life through the eyes of a classicist, musician, artist and philosopher. Hidden gems of everyday life intermingle with ancient history and anecdote.A book to enjoy, whether it is the tales that are told, the hurtling haikus or the simple illustrations from a pocket book.

This collection of stories contains three classic fairy tales from Argyll: Spiorad na h-Aoise (The Spirit of the Age) Iolaire Loch Trèig (The Eagle of Loch Treig) Bean-taighe Mhath 's Obair-oidhche (The Good Housewife and a Night's Work)Find out if the youngest brother has any more luck than the others, if the Eagle of Loch Treig is indeed the world's oldest being; and if the poor housewife manages to rid herself of the pesky fairies she accidentally called upon.A re-print of an old book of fairy tales that has been fully re-typeset and the colour illustrations digitally cleaned. The spelling has been updated slightly and footnotes (in Gaelic) explaining obscure words have been added but other than that, the book remains as it was.The only completely new part is the sound recording which you can download from the publisher's website and listen to the stories being told by a native speaker of Argyll Gaelic. Let yourself be entranced by a dialect that is rarely heard today.