Galwegian Gaelic
George Buchanan, himself a Gaelic speaker, writing in 1575, reported that Gaelic was still spoken in Galloway. In the middle of the century, 1563–1566, an anonymous English military investigator reported that the people of Carrick "for the most part specke erishe".
Gaelic-speaking congregations in the Church of Scotland
There is a shortage of ministers able to speak Gaelic. Continuity of Gaelic worship in Edinburgh has been maintained since 1704. It began when a provision was made by the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland for services for Gaelic-speaking soldiers stationed at Edinburgh Castle. Today, this Gaelic tradition continues at the 12.30 Gaelic-language service at Greyfriars Kirk. Glasgow still has a weekly Gaelic service at St Columba's Church, Glasgow on St Vincent Street at 10am.