Thursday, 12 June 2025

Decoding Hidden Heritages site launches

From Will Lamb, Professor of Gaelic Ethnology and Linguistics at The University of Edinburgh, via Facebook.

On this auspicious day - Latha Chaluim Chille / St Columba's Day - we have exciting news for anyone passionate about Gaelic folklore... our brand-new 'Hidden Heritages' website (www.hiddenheritages.ai) is now live!

This unique digital resource presents over 5000 Irish and Scottish folktales from the National Folklore Collection in Dublin and the School of Scottish Studies Archives in Edinburgh. The original paper-based texts have been enhanced using semi-automatic AI transcription. It’s the result of three years' hard work on our AHRC and IRC-funded project, 'Decoding Hidden Heritages', led by myself and Dr Brian Ó Raghallaigh at Dublin City University.

Check out our latest blog posts to learn more:

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/garg/2025/06/09/launching-a-treasure-trove-of-gaelic-folktales-welcome-to-hidden-heritages/
https://www.gaois.ie/en/blog/colm-cille-decoding-hidden-heritages

And please explore the site and share with others. Let us know what you find! Dallaibh oirbh! 

NB: There are a mix of stories in English, Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig), and Irish (Gaeilge). 

Chris 

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