A greeting that carries a whole way of looking out for one another.
Dè Tha Dol? is how you ask after someone on the islands, not just what they are doing but how they actually are. It became a tee because a phrase people already say every day felt like a better tribute than a slogan, and because a shirt travels further than a plaque.
Set above Harris
Four steps, no forms to download
Record a clip
Use your phone, portrait or landscape. Five to twenty seconds is plenty. Wind, background noise and everyday life are welcome.
Say the phrase
Say "Dè Tha Dol?" in your own accent and tell us in a sentence what the greeting means to you.
Send your link
Post it and tag @art_tee_show, or upload to Drive, WeTransfer, Dropbox, iCloud or Instagram and paste the link in the form. Either works.
Get your tee
Every valid entry is featured in the community reel with credit. Five entries are drawn at random after the closing date and receive the limited 260GSM Dè Tha Dol heavyweight tee, shipped to their door.
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Drawn at random
Five tees, one draw
Every valid entry goes into the draw once the window closes. No audition, no callback, no need to be first.
Every voice we've heard back from
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Andrew Huggan ClackmannanshireDè Tha Dol? I started hearing this phrase when i was learning Gaelic on Duolingo.
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Laurent StornowayI didn’t want the project to stop at just selling the t-shirt. The phrase belongs to th...
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Mandy Topping Northern IrelandI’ve been learning Gaelic for a few years and love phrases like this that I can use on ...
Entries close 30 September 2026. 5 are drawn at random once the window shuts, and winners are contacted by email.
The phrase outlasts the tee. That's rather the point.
A portion of every sale supports the language this shirt celebrates. £3 of every sale will be donated to Seachdain Na Gaidhlig.
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