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Hayloft Publishing @hayloftbooks.bsky.social · 32m

Greeks will not be sad - lived in Evvia for nearly a year & found they are most wonderful, kind, fearless & funny people with much in common with Scots (apart from weather)
They all remembered Byron as an inspiration almost a saint.

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Billy Kay @billykayscot.bsky.social · 2h

To any Greeks feeling aggrieved today, remember that your hero George Gordon, Lord Byron was a Scot who died fighting for Greek independence.

The mountains look on Marathon,
And Marathon looks to the sea:
And musing there an hour alone,
I dream’d that Greece might still be free.

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Billy Kay @billykayscot.bsky.social · 1d

This made me think of the war memorial in Buzancy to the Scottish and French dead, with the beautiful inscription…..

Ici fleurira toujours le glorieux chardon d’Écosse parmi les roses de France

Here the glorious thistle of Scotland will flourish forever, entwined amidst the roses of France

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Billy Kay @billykayscot.bsky.social · 18h

This is what got me through the match! Great result after a dire first 60 minutes. ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Billy Kay @billykayscot.bsky.social · 18h

That wis the saicont bottle!

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Billy Kay @billykayscot.bsky.social · 18h

This is what got me through the match! Great result after a dire first 60 minutes. ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Billy Kay @billykayscot.bsky.social · 22h

Scotland for Ever!

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Billy Kay @billykayscot.bsky.social · 1d

This made me think of the war memorial in Buzancy to the Scottish and French dead, with the beautiful inscription…..

Ici fleurira toujours le glorieux chardon d’Écosse parmi les roses de France

Here the glorious thistle of Scotland will flourish forever, entwined amidst the roses of France

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Billy Kay @billykayscot.bsky.social · 1d

Supporting Families And Residents In Palestine chuffed.org/project/1452...

Supporting Families And Residents In Palestine

chuffed.org

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Billy Kay @billykayscot.bsky.social · 2d

Absolutely adore this beautiful thistle vase by the French artist Eugène Feuillâtre, a famous enameler of the Art Nouveau period who was head of the Renée Lalique workshops & also worked for Tiffany & co. @joaokay.bluesky.social loves this period, knew his work & saw this vase recently.

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 2d

Pathways to Research for Scots in Education
28 Oct, online – free

A series of short presentations from current Scots educators exploring the experiences of Scots-language teachers, & identifying potential avenues for future academic research
www.eventbrite.com/e/frlsu-webi...

FRLSU Webinar - Pathways to Research for Scots in Education

A free webinar exploring the experiences of Scots language teachers and identifying potential avenues for future academic research.

www.eventbrite.com

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Billy Kay @billykayscot.bsky.social · 2d

Absolutely adore this beautiful thistle vase by the French artist Eugène Feuillâtre, a famous enameler of the Art Nouveau period who was head of the Renée Lalique workshops & also worked for Tiffany & co. @joaokay.bluesky.social loves this period, knew his work & saw this vase recently.

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 2d

CFP: 18th International Conference on Medieval & Renaissance Scottish Language, Literature, & Culture
1–4 July, @bristoluni.bsky.social

Deadline: 14 Nov 2025. See link for details 👇
icmrsllc2026.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/call-for-pap...

Call for Papers

18th International Conference on Medieval and Renaissance Scottish Language, Literature, and Culture (ICMRSLLC)

University of Bristol, 1-4 July 2026

We are delighted to invite papers for the 18th International Conference on Medieval and Renaissance Scottish Language, Literature, and Culture (ICMRSLLC), first established in 1975. We welcome proposals for papers that discuss any aspects of medieval and renaissance Scottish language, literature, and culture, and papers that reflect on these fields from different time periods, languages, and places.

Keynote speakers:
Roderick Lyall (Emeritus Professor of Literatures in English, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
Anna Groundwater (Principal Curator, National Museums Scotland)
Steven Reid (Professor of Early Modern Scottish History and Culture, University of Glasgow)

You may submit either an individual paper proposal (in which case the organisers will compile proposals into panels); or a complete panel of 3 papers at 20 minutes each. The conference also welcomes alternative panel formats (e.g. roundtables, flash panels, work in progress sessions), but these will need to managed by the proposer and proposed in full, with details of all participants.

Individual papers: 20 minutes
Panel sessions (typically featuring 3 papers with time for questions, or in alternative formats): 90 minutes.

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Billy Kay @billykayscot.bsky.social · 2d

In Köln I heard a few Tartan Army guys belting out great Scots traditional songs instead of the usual chants. When I heard the Bonnie Lass o Fyvie and Killiecrankie I just had to go and join in. “It’s Ronnie Corrie” they shouted, giein me a big hug…”on the braes o Killiecrankie, O”

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Billy Kay @billykayscot.bsky.social · 2d

The church of St Andrew in Kyiv, which recalls a visit there by the First-Called Apostle. In the Declaration of Arbroath from 1320 the mythical homeland of the Scots is given as Greater Scythia, the area of Southern Ukraine where Andrew preached. He became our own Patron Saint.

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Billy Kay @billykayscot.bsky.social · 2d

In Köln I heard a few Tartan Army guys belting out great Scots traditional songs instead of the usual chants. When I heard the Bonnie Lass o Fyvie and Killiecrankie I just had to go and join in. “It’s Ronnie Corrie” they shouted, giein me a big hug…”on the braes o Killiecrankie, O”

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Billy Kay @billykayscot.bsky.social · 2d

The church of St Andrew in Kyiv, which recalls a visit there by the First-Called Apostle. In the Declaration of Arbroath from 1320 the mythical homeland of the Scots is given as Greater Scythia, the area of Southern Ukraine where Andrew preached. He became our own Patron Saint.

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Billy Kay @billykayscot.bsky.social · 3d

A wheen o the Scots words yaised ilka day when I wis growin up in Ayrshire in the 1950s. Ye can lug in tae me readin Born in Kyle and Scots The Mither Tongue on Audible or get the books fae me or Amazon. Cheers.

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Billy Kay @billykayscot.bsky.social · 3d

A wheen o the Scots words yaised ilka day when I wis growin up in Ayrshire in the 1950s. Ye can lug in tae me readin Born in Kyle and Scots The Mither Tongue on Audible or get the books fae me or Amazon. Cheers.

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Billy Kay @billykayscot.bsky.social · 3d

Oot in Berry’s Den for a dauner this efternuin an taigled a bittie when we glisked this bonnie birdie in the laigh pond.

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Billy Kay @billykayscot.bsky.social · 3d

Oot in Berry’s Den for a dauner this efternuin an taigled a bittie when we glisked this bonnie birdie in the laigh pond.

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Billy Kay @billykayscot.bsky.social · 5d

A pleasure to attend the wonderful Bookmark festival in Blairgowrie this morning in the company of Gail Wylie. Lovely to see @johnswinney.bsky.social and Elizabeth in the audience and to meet up with old friends @linanderson.bsky.social & James Robertson.

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Billy Kay @billykayscot.bsky.social · 5d

A pleasure to attend the wonderful Bookmark festival in Blairgowrie this morning in the company of Gail Wylie. Lovely to see @johnswinney.bsky.social and Elizabeth in the audience and to meet up with old friends @linanderson.bsky.social & James Robertson.

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Billy Kay @billykayscot.bsky.social · 5d

Nothing like a hearty spaghetti bolognaise from @joaokay.bluesky.social to chase away the fitba blues, along with a fine super Tuscan: balsamic & cherry brandy bouquet and rich fruit flavours of sweet blueberry and bitter cherry in the mouth. A tannic bite and a long finish to savour. Braw!

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Billy Kay @billykayscot.bsky.social · 6d

Two weeks today, we’ll be celebrating a towering figure in the Scottish independence movement, the great RB Cunninghame Graham - Don Roberto - in his ancestral home, Gartmore. I’ll also be talking about my other books which will be available on the day. See you there.

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