Eibhlin O'Neill's blog Irish-language manuscripts are the focus of a major exhibition underway at ... passed on orally from one generation to the next. In the 7th century AD the laws were written down for the first time. Brehon law was ...
Eibhlin O'Neill - May 22 2018 - 10:02am
Emmett McIntyre's blog Ireland’s President Michael Higgins has launched Seachtain ... opening of the Conradh na Gaeilge Ard-Fheis (Gaelic League Annual Conference). Higgins opened the conference, with the Language Festival ... optimistic appraisal of the current and future state of the Irish tongue. Referring to statistics which point to a strengthening of the ...
Emmett McIntyre - Mar 2 2016 - 9:56pm - 0 comments
Niall McCarsten's blog Another sign of the surge in Celtic identity in North America is the report in the Irish American web site "Irish Central" that the Milwaukee Irish Festival to be held August 15 - 18 on the shores of Lake Michigan is expecting ...
Niall McCarsten - Jun 24 2013 - 10:49pm - 0 comments
Alastair Kneale's blog NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The French government ... says a lot for France and the French! (Bernard Moffatt 7th July 2006)” Some months later commenting on the naïveté of ... Disclaimer: This blog is provided for general informational purposes only. The opinions ...
Alastair Kneale - Sep 8 2015 - 11:20am - 0 comments
Alastair Kneale's blog News From The Celtic League: The Interceltic Festival of Lorient will celebrate the Centenary of Ireland's 1916 Rising. Irish people joining the celebration include: Lorcán Mac Mathúna - ...
Alastair Kneale - Apr 18 2016 - 7:17pm - 0 comments
... last Celtic Feast day of the year is Lughnasa, the harvest festival named after the Celtic God Lugh. God of the sun, light and harvests, ... to these four feast days as festivals of the pre-Christian Irish Celts, however there is evidence that each of the four feast days have ...
Emmett McIntyre - Nov 2 2015 - 10:27pm - 0 comments
Mair Williams's blog Rhiannon Davies Jones, novelist was born in Llanbedr, Merioneth on 3 November 1921 and died in Ynys Mon on 22 October 2014. Rhiannon Davies ... Wells. A memorial stone is on the site of his death where an annual remembrance day is held Cydio mewn Cwilsyn, 2002, was Rhiannon ...
Mair Williams - Oct 29 2014 - 2:01pm - 0 comments
Emmett McIntyre's blog A new research report into the attitudes of the residents of ... “ Céard é an Scéal? Public Opinions Towards the Irish-Language – Annual Analysis 2 ”, shows over 60% people in the South endorse the ...
Emmett McIntyre - Nov 14 2016 - 11:45pm - 0 comments
... start of the lactation of domesticated sheep, an important annual milestone to the pastoral Celt. Imbolg is connected with the Celtic ... The exact same day. Christians recognise Brigit as an Irish Saint, second only to St. Patrick and ranking with St. Columba. But the ...
Emmett McIntyre - Oct 22 2019 - 9:02pm
Valerie Caine's blog With the popular Cornish festival Lowender Peran on schedule for early November, Manx participants will ... packing their musical instruments and dancing shoes for this annual extravaganza, but this year's invited group could prove to be a bit of a ...
Valerie Caine - Nov 3 2017 - 4:15pm