Canna Lecture

The Scottish Gaelic Texts Society (SGTS) holds the annual Canna Lecture in November each year, co-hosted by Celtic and Scottish Studies at the University of Edinburgh. 

Previous Lectures

DateSpeakerVenueTitle
21 November 2025Dr Martin Macgregor, Senior Lecturer in Scottish History at the University of Glasgow40 George Square“Ach thèid an crann a thoirt dhen fharadh”: Celebrating Thirty Years of Tuath is Tighearna (‘Tenants and Landlords’), 1995-2025
19 November 2024Dr Anja Gunderloch (University of Edinburgh)50 George SquareThe Gaelic Ways of Life in the Poetry of Donnchadh Bàn Macintyre
6 December 2023Dr Priscilla Scott50 George Square‘Seinnidh mi le deòin do chliù’: Praise of patrons, public figures, and personal friends in the songs of Màiri Mhòr nan Òran