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Burns Night Scottish Gaelic Phrases
Oidhche na Taigeise
Burns Night is called "Oidhche na Taigeise" in Scottish Gaelic. The phrase to know first is "Slàinte mhath!" (Cheers!).
Burns Night has a Gaelic name: Oidhche na Taigeise, "the night of the haggis". Robert Burns wrote in Scots and English, not Gaelic, but the supper is held all over Scotland. Below are the Gaelic words for the night, the meal and the toast.
Greetings
Slàinte mhath!
Cheers!
The toast. Literally "good health".
Useful words
Oidhche na Taigeise
Burns Night
Literally "the night of the haggis".
taigeis
haggis
The centre of the supper. The genitive is taigeise.
snèap
neep, turnip
Served with the haggis.
buntàta pronn
mashed potatoes
The tatties. Buntàta is potato.
The history of Oidhche na Taigeise
A Burns supper celebrates the life and poetry of Robert Burns (1759–1796), the author of many Scots poems. Suppers are usually held on or near his birthday, 25 January, known as Burns Night, or in Scottish Gaelic Oidhche na Taigeise. The first supper was held by Burns's friends at Burns Cottage in Ayrshire on 21 July 1801, the fifth anniversary of his death. Burns suppers are now held all around the world.
Common questions
What is Burns Night in Gaelic?
Oidhche na Taigeise, "the night of the haggis". Burns himself wrote in Scots, not Gaelic.
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Sources
Every phrase and fact on this page was checked against the sources below. Last checked 2026-10-20.
- Wikipedia
- LearnGaelic dictionary: entry 16674
- LearnGaelic dictionary: entry 33368
- LearnGaelic dictionary: entry 32264
- LearnGaelic dictionary: entry 4749
- LearnGaelic dictionary: entry 19420
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