AboutKaye McAlpine Expertise Lifecycle (birth, marriage, death) customs in Scotland, Early Modern Scottish social
customs, modern Scottish social customs, Border March laws and procedures, criminal
processes and judicial execution practices, social history in Early Modern Scotland,
ephemera printing in Scotland. While I have knowledge of the clan system and function of
the clan society (Highland and Lowland), I am not a an expert in clan genealogy.
Experience Freelance tutor in outreach courses from Edinburgh University on Scottish Culture and Tradition, including lifecycle customs, broadsheet ballads in Scotland, the traditional ballad and history. Freelance writer, guest presenter on Ch4 History Hunters programme, contributor to BBC Radio Scotland's 'Songlines' series on 'The Dowie Dens of Yarrow'. Currently co-director of amedia production company
Publications Books: Forthcoming - Compendium of Scottish Ethnology, chapter on The Traditional and the Border Ballad; The Harris Repertoire (2000, Scottish Text Society, co-editor), The Ballad in History (chapter on Border ballads). Journals include Folklore, The Review of Scottish Culture,Sottish Studies, and The Scottish Literary Journal
Question hi, im looking for a translation of scotland's national motto, "Nemo Me Impune Lacessit" into gaelic. it was on wikipedia until very recently and it has since vanished! any help would be fantastic,
thank you
Answer Hi Colin
Unfortunately, I can't help you with this: I don't speak Gaelic. However, in Scots, it's commonly translated as 'Wha daur meddle wi me'.
it might have been taken down from wikipedia due to an inaccurate translation. Try tracking down a gaelic translation service - but I think a human being would be better than a computer translation model in these circumstances.
