The book should have been checked over by a Gaelic proof-reader. Gh idhlig agus na phan-Cheilteach fad a bheatha, gun d il gun robh sin idir an aghaidh na Doraig. It is said of Hugh MacDiarmid that, as a Scots revivalist, he was not in favour of a similar Gaelic revival. This could not be further from the truth. Though he never took the time to learn the language, MacDiarmid was a lifelong Gaelic supporter and pan-Celt, something which he saw as perfectly compatible with his support for Scots.
Gaelic units are, in fact, open to all children regardless of their linguistic background.
Alba gu G idheil eilthireach. Tha an-dr sda sgoiltean raich ann an Lunnainn, Ceap Breatainn is Eilean Mhanainn. Tha e fada ce rr a bhith toirt eilthirich air G idheil Cheap Breatainn, is coimhearsnachd Gh idhlig le 200 bliadhna air a c laibh aca. G idhlig Mhanainn a tha fo sti ir Mhanannaich. Describing the Cape Breton Gaels as expatriates, coming as they do from a Gaelic community with a 200 year history, is highly inaccurate.