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St David Patron Saint Of Wales - Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus!

St David is the Patron Saint of Wales and March 1st is St David's Day. The first of March is recognised as a National Day throughout Wales. It is also a day of celebration for Welsh communities throughout the world and the Welsh flag with Y Ddraig Goch (the Red Dragon) is proudly raised. The date is tradionally seen as the date that Saint David died in 589. David was the son of the Prince of Powys and he went on to found a monastery on the site where Saint David's Cathedral now stands in Tyddewi/City of St David's in Sir Benfro/Pembrokeshire, Cymru/Wales.

Rare Bed Hangings From Scotland's Dunollie Castle Discovered

Rare embriodered bed hangings have been found in the attic of Dunollie House, next to the Scottish town of Oban (Scottish Gaelic: An t-Òban). Dunollie House is where the Clan MacDougall chief moved from the adjacent castle and was built in 1745.

Isle of Man: Manx Performers Spring into Life at Welsh Festival

With the advent of spring and the ubiquitous golden daffodils to help shake off the winter gloom, the inter-Celtic festival of Wales, Cwlwm Celtaidd, will burst into life this month and will include musicians and dancers from the Isle of Man in their programme.

Based in the seaside resort of Porthcawl, this family-friendly festival has long been a favourite of Manx traditional dance group Perree Bane, whose vibrancy and colour attract an audience wherever they perform.

Winners And Losers In The 2016 Irish General Election

With all but a handful of seats left to be declared the Irish electorate have made their views known in the Irish General Election 2016. While no party won the election outright, Fine Gael, the senior partner in Ireland’s present coalition government have most certainly lost it. The winners are Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin, Anti-Austerity Alliance–People Before Profit and some Independents. However, there is no overall majority for any Party. The seats declared at the present time for the three main Parties give Fine Gael 49 seats in Dáil Éireann, Fianna Fáil 43, Sinn Féin 22.

Irish General Election - Early Tallies Indicate Big Losses For Government Parties

Early General Election tallies from across Ireland are pointing to a significant drop in support for the Fine Gael and Labour governing coalition with gains for Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin and Independents. As news comes in from the 40 constituencies there are a number of Ministers in the present government who could lose their seats. Counting continues. 

Busy Times For Members Of 'Kernow Matters to Us' (KMTU)

News From Kernow Matters To Us:

KMTU. some of whose members administer social media sites such as the ever popular 'The Cornish are a Nation' Facebook site are preparing to attend a number of key meetings.

Scottish Government Action On Crime Against Wildlife Welcomed

The Scottish Government will take forward most of the proposals made by a review group on wildlife crime penalties chaired by Professor Mark Poustie of Strathclyde University.  Scotland's Environment Minister, and Scottish National Party MSP, Dr Aileen McLeod, accepted recommendations to introduce the new maximum penalties. People who commit wildlife crimes could face a £40,000 fine and a year in jail under new Scottish Government proposals.

Anniversary Of Scottish Victory At The Battle of Rosslyn

On 24 February 1303 a force of 8,000 Scots defeated an English army of 30,000. The English forces were led by Sir John de Segrave who was angered at the failure of his attempts to marry Lady Margaret Ramsay of Dalhousie. She chose instead Sir Henry St. Clair of Rosslyn.  With the support of the English King Edward I, John de Segrave launched his attack on Scotland. 

Scotland: Tension Between Govt And Fishermen As Policy Likened To 'The Clearances'

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE

SCOTLAND: TENSION BETWEEN GOVT AND FISHERMEN AS POLICY LIKENED TO ‘THE CLEARANCES’

There are reports of continued tension between fishing communities in Scotland and the Scottish government over Marine Protection Zones created off the West Coast which the Scottish government say are vital to protect biodiversity and allow sea-bed areas damaged by over fishing to recover.

When Your Country Is Being Violated Economically You Should Fight

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE

‘My country has let me down. I never wish to see the place again…there are “cute hoors” at every turn in…society and business life’

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