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Ireland - Rathcroghan, the Tara of the west

News from the Celtic League:

As always a interesting article here by Lorna Siggins of the Irish Times a mound site in the West of Ireland to match the well publicised site at Tara but in the case of Rathcroghan Mound its not so well known of:

{Researching Rathcroghan, the Tara of the west

Archaeological technology is uncovering new information about one of Ireland’s most significant but least appreciated sites, in Co Roscommon
about 12 hours ago

By Lorna Siggins

50th Anniversary of tragedy at Aberfan - A disaster that could and should have been prevented

On Friday 21 October 1966, a terrible disaster befell the coal mining village of Aberfan in South Wales. On that day a catastrophic collapse of a colliery spoil tip killed 116 children and 28 adults. For decades leading up to 1966 excavated mining debris from the National Coal Board's Merthyr Vale Colliery had been deposited on the side of Mynydd Merthyr, directly above Aberfan. Early on the morning of 21 October, after a number of days of heavy rain, the subsidence began. At about 9.15 am more than 150,000 cubic metres (5,300,000 cu ft) of saturated debris flowed downhill at high speed.

Devonwall - Guidance on the battle to save Cornwall

News from Kernow Matters To Us:

Thankyou to all those who have contacted us regarding the battle to save Cornwall. Many of you have asked for guidance when writing to your own representatives, the media and so on in objection to this unlawful act.

The 22 reasons below are a very useful guide. Bear in mind (paragraph 20) that exceptions have already been made for the Orkney Islands and the Isle of Wight. Then also consider Professor Parry's analysis in that same paragraph.

Isle of Man: Join Bree for their 10th Anniversary Weekend

If you're aged 10 - 18 and have a creative flair for music, song, dance, or storytelling, you are warmly invited to join a number of local tutors at Culture Vannin's Bree workshop weekend at the Youth Arts Centre in Douglas, on the 29th and 30th October.

Message From Cornwall - To: Our Overseas Friends And Family! We Need Your Support To Fight Devonwall Too!

Message from Kernow Matters To Us:

TO: OUR OVERSEAS FRIENDS AND FAMILY! WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO FIGHT DEVONWALL TOO!

ARE YOU CORNISH, OF CORNISH ANCESTRY, OR SUPPORT CORNWALL AND HER PEOPLE, INDIGENEOUS AND OTHERWISE?

The Cornish people walked the world! We settled in many parts of it. Many countries now recognise the Cornish as a distinct nationality and allow for this on official returns, census and so on.

Celtic League Welcome Comprehensive Nature Of MAIB Report

News from the Mannin Branch Celtic League:

The Celtic League Mannin Branch have publicly acknowledged the detail and comprehensive nature of an MAIB report into an Irish Sea incident in which the MFV Karen was snagged a year ago by an unidentified Royal Navy submarine.

Text of a Manx Radio report below - an audio clip is at the link:

“Irish Sea fishing dangers exposed

Brittany - Bugaled Breizh Inquest in January 2017 in Britain

News from the Breton Branch Celtic League:

Bugaled Breizh:

INQUEST in January-2017 in Britain 

London Manx Society Celebrate Mhelliah 2016

Members of London Manx Society (Manx: Yn Cheshaght Vanninagh Lunnin) attended a Mhelliah Service at St Bride's Church in London's Fleet Street on Monday 10th October. A Mhelliah is a traditional Celtic harvest festival that remains popular on the Isle of Man (Manx: Mannin), and is celebrated annually by London Manx Society. In his novel 'The Manxman', a 1894 novel by the Manx writer Hall Caine (14 May 1853 – 31 August 1931), he describes the festival:

Dublin Condemned - Cuts Funding For the Celtic Tongue - Donegal Senator Lashes Out

The fate of the Irish language is, at this time, in the hands of a Government that is failing to protect Ireland’s culture. There are bad governments and good governments. Ireland’s....administration falls into the bad category, particularly when it comes to the health of the Irish language. The problem is that the present Irish government has the ability to seriously damage the Irish language before they are consigned to history. – Transceltic’s Eibhlin O’Neill

From Donegal Now:

British Royal Navy submarine put life of Irish Sea fishing trawler crew at risk

News from the Celtic League:

TIME GOVERNMENTS TACKLED THIS SUBMARINE MENACE

The Marine Accident Investigation Report into the collision between a Royal Navy submarine and the Co Down MFV Karen a year ago has finally been released (link):

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/…/MAIBInvReport20_…

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