The 'Gaelic in Clackmannanshire' (Gàidhlig ann an Siorrachd Clach Mhanainn)
project is the result of Scottish History for All putting together a
successful bid for LHIS funding.
The project received funding from the Local Heritage Initiative Scotland
(LHIS), which is a pilot scheme being run as a partnership between Scottish
Natural Heritage and the Scottish Adult Learning Partnership, with funding from
the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Nationwide Building Society. Clackmannanshire
is one of 6 pilot areas in Scotland, with 2 groups being supported in each area.
Aims of the Project
To raise awareness in the people of Clackmannanshire of their Gaelic
heritage.
To investigate the historical position of Gaelic in Clackmannanshire with
particular reference to local place names and places of interest.
To encourage local people to develop their research and investigation
skills, through documenting and videoing/recording local and oral history.
Preserve local heritage by including images of buildings and cultural
artefacts.
Create an easily accessible CD-ROM detailing Gaelic language use locally,
which could also be used to help Gaelic Language learning, as well as being an
ideal tourism package.
The project successfully recruited more than 10 volunteers in May 2003 and is
planing to launch the CD-ROM in the summer of 2004. The CD-ROM will be distributed to educational facilities and tourist information centres and will be free of charge.
Project Development
The Management Committee of SHfA is responsible for overseeing the running of the project. A project co-ordinator is in place whose responsibilities include recruitment and coordinating the volunteers in training in media and IT skills and organising project team meetings.
The Gaelic in Clackmannanshire Project Team consists of13 volunteers, working in various groups for media, place-names and research.
Media Production Team
This team is responsible for videoing and editing, audio content and images. Various skills have been learned from videoing, editing to recording, etc.
History/Research Team
This team is responsible for researching and collating the historical content for the CD-ROM. Various skills have been learned including library and internet research skills.
Place-name Research Team
This team is responsible for searching through archives highlighting local place-names, logging them into a database, drawing up the information and putting it into a readable format.
Our Support Network
Dr. Simon Taylor, one of Scotland’s foremost toponymists (place-name specialist), has provided essential expertise to assist in the often complex field of place-name interpretation. Meetings are organised on a fortnightly basis, although e-mail and telephone support is also available.
Click Centre – The project have used this facility for video/editing training and a Macromedia "Director" taster course. Click also has a recording suite suitable for recording voiceovers, as well as a state of the art suite for creating our CD-ROM.
Learning IT Support Placement – George McIlroy is a placement from Learning IT in Stirling. He provides advice and support at the storyboard stage and post-training in the creating of the CD-ROM.
Learning IT, Stirling – Learning IT will be providing the volunteers with skilled training and ongoing support for the duration of the creation of the CD-ROM.
Our Project Team
Our volunteers; Carol Roscoe – Project Coordinator
Gaelic in Clackmannanshire Project Team – Mairead Mackechnie, Janet Carolan, Davy Roscoe, Claire Rogers, Jean Bremner, Helen Donnelly, Sandy Pollock, Pauline Page, Ray Fyfe, Brian Tulloch, Alison Fox, and Keith Oates.
