Here on Cape breton Island ,(the most western Hebride ) there is also an ongoing struggle to preserve the Gaelic. Most of the people who speak it as a first language are growing old and are passing on. It has suffered in the past from government neglect and often intentional discouragement. As a tourist draw, the government has always been there to milk the culture but has been reluctant to feed the cow.
However, there is a growing interest here now and younger people are learning the tongue of their grandparents.
Perhaps all is not yet lost!
Cum suas e !
          Slainte,
            Sandy