Grigne Gàidhlig Ghlaschu T-Shirt

This t-shirt celebrates Grigne Gàidhlig Ghlaschu (The Glasgow Gaelic Gathering), a Scottish Gaelic language and culture festival that will take place this June in historic Glasgow, Kentucky. The symbol on the front of a shirt is a triskelion (or in Scottish Gaelic, a trì-chasag, meaning 'little-three-leg'), a motif in Gaelic art that has been in use for millennia. The symbolism of the triskelion depends on its context. In this case, it represents the 'Three Cs' of Grigne Gàidhlig Ghlaschu: Cànan (Language), Cultar (Culture), and Coimhearsnachd (Community). To emphasize the inclusivity of the festival, the triskelion is either rainbow-coloured or framed in a rainbow border. The rhyming slogan on the back, Thig thugainn chun an fhèill ann am Baile Beag nan Gàidheal, means 'come with us to the festival in the Small Town of the Gaels'. Glasgow, Scotland is nicknamed Baile Mòr nan Gàidheal (The Big Town of the Gaels), and Glasgow, Kentucky is nicknamed 'Baile Beag nan Gàidheal' (The Small Town of the Gaels).