Re: Irish vs. Scot Gaelic

angus wrote:
> I've been learning the Irish from tape and CD courses.  I was
> wondering if anyone out there knows how 'different' the Gaelic which
> is spoken in Scotland is from proper Irish...Would a Scot understand
> me ? Or should I find a whole new language course to learn?
> 
My father, who was a flunet irish speaker though not a native speaker, 
had no difficulty being understood or understanding the people of the 
Western Isles during a tour around the distilleries of the islands. I 
suspect that Irish speakers would have less difficulty understanding 
Scots Gaelic than most English speakers would have understanding a 
Glaswegian working class accent.

Regards, Einde O'Callaghan