US seeking Scots Gaelic lecturer

The first university-level lectureship in Gaelic Studies in America has been launched.

The Scottish Gaelic Foundation of America is starting the lectureship at the University of North Carolina (UNC), with funding coming from Scottish Heritage USA.

The Rev Dr Douglas Kelly, president of Scottish Heritage USA, said: “The Carolinas were home to the largest Gaelic-speaking communities outside of Scotland for generations and people of Highland ancestry still make up a large segment of the region.”