Which “ancient gaelic script” are you asking about – (a) ogham, (b) a medieval manuscript font such as used in the Book of Kells; or (c) a ‘clò gaedhlach’ font such as used for print books in Ireland a century ago, based on the medieval manuscript fonts? Do you have a sample image of what you have in mind? I give examples of different Celtic fonts in my book The Scottish Gaelic Tattoo Handbook. Asked whether he agreed with Sturgeon’s suggestion that Salmond still had questions to answer regarding his personal conduct, MacAskill said: “No. We’ve had two court cases – he has been successful in both a civil and indeed a criminal court action. That is behind us, we go forward.”

Here’s the thing: you will have no way of knowing whether you’ve been given a decent translation or not. That’s a major risk to the integrity of your body art. Mr Salmond insists he wants to deliver an independence “supermajority” that will actually help Ms Sturgeon and the SNP.The SNP MPs and Alba’s two MPs would automatically be the one candidate in their constituencies, but the remaining seats would be divided among the parties within the agreement. He was cleared of all charges in a sex assault trial last year, but has regularly faced difficult questions about inappropriate conduct towards women while he was First Minister.

So the way this tattoo reads to a Gaelic speaker is either “FREE DRUGGING” or “FREE DRUGS” with a side helping of “I CAN’T DO IRISH SPELLING OR GRAMMAR.” I’m not a speaker of Scots myself (although I can understand a lot of it!). So if it’s Scots you’re after, the language of Rabbie Burns’s poetry, then you could try posting your request in the public Facebook group Scots Language Forum:I want to preface this statement with the fact that I’m only bringing this subject up out of a desire to see this community thrive and succeed. We will find out on May 8, but opinion polls have generally ranged from disappointing to disastrous for Alba. While Mr Salmond suggested that the party could become the second-largest in Holyrood at its launch, some polls suggest that its support is so low it will fail to win a single seat.