I ordered this book early on when I began studying Scottish Gaelic, as I wanted a resource to look up words that were not available in my textbooks.  On several occasions I've found that the word I was looking for was simply not in the dictionary.This dictionary does contain interesting words which likely have cultural links to Scotland, for example instead of having the word "cow" they might have fifteen different words of variation, with meanings like "newborn cow with spots" and other very specific forms.  While these translations were interesting from a cultural perspective, this book simply did not deliver when I was looking for a word that I would use in real conversation.  Unfortunately this book is simply  too outdated for use as a primary learner's dictionary.I recommend instead MacLennan's Pronouncing & Etymological Gaelic-English/English-Gaelic Dictionary, which also has outstanding pronunciation help, in addition to more relevant vocabulary.

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