Thomais joins the Gaels in the IRA

From the outset I suppose some clarification would not go amiss here, the IRA in this context is not (despite any Irish leanings on my part), the Provisional Wing of the Republican Army, but is in fact the superbly furnished Inverness Royal Academy and the Gaels is the start of my cultural journey into all things Gaelic in the Highlands by my enrolment for the beginners course in the traditional language of Scotland.

Schools have certainly changed since my time in the "Convent" confines of St Michael's in Irvine in the latte fifties, with the redoubtable Sister Pauline as Headmistress and effectively Reverend Mother of the other sisters. This one is obviously top of the range and the facilities are bordering on sumptuous.

Cum suil air an ai te seo mo charaidean !