Mair Williams's blog Welsh poet and writer Dylan Thomas was born in Swansea (Abertawe) on 27th ... and continues to be regarded as one of the most important Welsh poets of the 20th century. His works include the poems "Do not go gentle into that good night" and "And death shall have no dominion"; the 'play for voices' Under Milk ...
Mair Williams - Aug 25 2018 - 12:57am
... According to the statistics published by the Welsh Government, the area covered by the local authority of Newport has a ... claimed in April 2013 that it was unable to comply with Welsh language guidelines under the Welsh Language Act of 1993 because it ...
Emmett McIntyre - Jul 20 2016 - 1:05am - 0 comments
... The remains of Castell Dinas Bran stand above the Welsh town of Llangollen. The brooding site is the backdrop for the sad love ... Presents Myfanwy to my sight. Myfanwy is a popular Welsh song that is thought to derive inspiration from the story of Myfanwy of ...
Transceltic team - Oct 20 2013 - 5:22pm - 0 comments
... As a sign of the continued strengthening of the Welsh language, Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg (The Welsh Language society) are taking aim at the private sector for ignoring the ...
Emmett McIntyre - Oct 11 2017 - 9:37pm
... stamp issue celebrating the beauty and clarity of the Manx night skies. Acknowledged earlier this year as being one of the best skies ... is granted only to sites that have spectacular views of the night sky. One of the criteria for Dark Sky Status is the ability to see ...
Alastair Kneale - Aug 30 2014 - 11:16am - 0 comments
Emmett McIntyre's blog News from the Welsh Language Society In a stunning advance for the Celtic Tongue, the Welsh Education Minister, Huw Lewis, in a meeting with the delegation from ...
Emmett McIntyre - Oct 13 2015 - 1:47pm - 0 comments
... or bonnag; hence its lesser known title ‘thump the door night’. Hop tu Naa has, in recent years, wrestled for power with the ... said to be a corruption of Shoh ta’n Oie (‘this is the night’ in Manx Gaelic) and it’s believed that they have the same origin as ...
Valerie Caine - Oct 31 2014 - 4:00pm - 0 comments
... health care workers who provide quality health care in the Welsh tongue. This ceremony comes in the context of the recent report from Welsh Language Commissioner Meri Huws which highlighted concerns raised by ...
Emmett McIntyre - Jun 21 2014 - 4:45pm - 0 comments
... people in Yemen. They point to the article below, where the Welsh government were already warned of the implications of training Saudi pilots at RAF Valley: WELSH GOVERNMENT WERE URGED NOT TO TURN A BLIND EYE TO SAUDI TRAINING AT RAF ...
Alastair Kneale - Mar 23 2019 - 1:12am
... to the contrary, that Newport was unable to comply with Welsh language guidelines of the Welsh Language Act 1993 because it could not find enough Welsh speakers. The ...
Emmett McIntyre - Dec 10 2016 - 4:18am - 0 comments