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A rare bottle of Glenfiddich whisky has been sold for a record-breaking £68,500 ($86,435) at Bonhams Whisky Sale in Scotland's capital Edinburgh (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Èideann) yesterday (Wednesday 5 October). The bottle was laid down in cask 843 at the Glenfiddich Distillery at Dufftown, Moray (Gaelic: Baile Bhainidh, Moireibh), in 1937 and was bottled 64 years later in 2001. It was described as highly unusual for a single malt Scotch Whisky of this age to have kept its strength, which made the 60 bottles from cask 843 so desirable.

News from the Celtic League:

'There were massacres, villages were burned by French troops and in one horrendous incident live people were thrown from a French military plane'.

Earlier this year a further claim was brought in the United Kingdom High Court for victims of violence perpetrated by the UK military and security police in Kenya in the 1950s during the so called Mau May emergency. An earlier case was settled in 2013 with the UK ordered to pay just under £20 million to over 5000 victims. The new case is expected to take a year to complete.

Kevren - Cornish Language News from MAGA

As part of the Taves an Tir project a new education and resources pack has been produced and is available free of charge to every school in Cornwall.

The aim of Taves an Tir was to encourage people to find out more about Cornish Language Place-Names and Family Names around them.

Image compliments of www.buzzle.com

The Scottish Gaelic Tattoo Handbook: Authentic Words and Phrases in the Celtic Language of Scotland

Press Release From Culture Vannin

Manx Words: a new dictionary for learners of Manx

Culture Vannin is pleased to announce the publication of a new dictionary for learners of Manx.

Entitled Manx Words this pocket dictionary is a fantastic addition to the growing material available for both learners and speakers of the language.

Amateur metal detectors have discovered some very rare objects buried in the grounds of Ardkinglas Estate. Ardkinglas Estate, which covers about 4800 hectares, is situated on the shores of Loch Fyne a sea loch on the west coast of Argyll and Bute (Scottish Gaelic: Earra-Ghaidheal agus Bòd). The finds include three bronze axe heads, dating back more than 4,000 years. Other discoveries spanned the centuries and included coins, a coin weight, a silver buckle buckle from the 16th century and a gold insular mount dating from the 8th or 9th century.

News from Kernow Matters To Us:

DEVONWALL BORDER PROTEST SUNDAY 30TH OCTOBER 2016 11:00 - 16:00 LAUNCESTON

Ladies and gentlemen

The first border protest is being organised for the above day and times. 

This is to be a peaceful and lawful event. 

It is being organised by female Bards of Gorsedd Kernow with support from others. 

Our Kernow Matters bus is filled already with attendees. 

Several Councillors from across Cornwall are likely to be joining us.

The Manx Litfest 2016 celebrated Celtic literature in a night of storytelling, myths and fairy tales in the town of Peel (Manx: Purt ny h-Inshey) in the Isle of Man (Manx: Mannin) on Saturday, October 1. The event featured visiting Celtic authors Dr Sharon Blackie and Kevin MacNeil, in conversation with lecturer Dr Catriona Mackie. Readings of myths and poetry, along with live Celtic music entertained the audience. Sharon Blackie is a writer, psychologist and mythologist, specialising in Celtic Studies. Once a crofter on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Sharon now lives in Donegal.

An interesting programme is being screened tonight on S4C the Welsh-language public-service television service broadcast throughout Wales. 'Rebels Iwerddon 1916 gyda Lyn a Dylan Ebenezer' sees broadcaster Lyn Ebenezer and his son and fellow broadcaster Dylan embark on a special journey to trace the history and hear the experiences of people who were instrumental in the history of establishing the Republic of Ireland.

News from the Celtic League:

We highlighted the plight of the Scottish cadet officers who were stranded when the vast Korean Hanjin shipping corporation went into liquidation.

Their ship was eventually able to dock in Singapore so a happy ending for them (link);

http://www.bbc.co.uk/…/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-375066…