... around the monastery and has centuries old association with kings and coronations. It is thought that an important ceremonial and religious ... symbol of Scottish monarchy used in the coronation of its kings for centuries. In 1296 Edward I of England took the stone from Scone, ...
Douglas MacQueen - Sep 23 2016 - 8:46pm - 0 comments
... in Ireland. At Tara, the Milesians meet the three kings of the Tuatha Dé Danann, Mac Cuill, Mac Cecht and Mac Gréine. A ... but in the end the Milesians were victorious and the three kings of the Tuatha Dé Danann were eventually killed. After this the Milesians ...
Eibhlin O'Neill - Aug 29 2023 - 9:20am
... blog There was a headline news item on BBC Wales yesterday (23 October) " 'Paupers' funerals' in Wales reach five-year high" . The news item went on to report that the number ...
Mair Williams - Oct 24 2018 - 12:46am
... do 'English Heritage tell people anything about these kings? Is there even a mention of them? In this way, Cornish history ... Erbin, Gerent I, Cado, Peredur, Theudu or Gerent II, our Kings who were most likely associated with the site. Or were we not ...
Mair Williams - Feb 14 2016 - 1:01pm - 0 comments
... that Labour is too "weak and divided" to stand up for Wales. She went on to say that the prospect of more Plaid Cymru MPs in Westminster offers Wales a "ray of hope" with the party determined to do everything within its ...
Mair Williams - Apr 25 2017 - 12:25pm
... those Tory policies that are causing great harm to people in Wales and beyond”. But she went on: "However, his election cannot alter Labour's dismal record in government in Wales. Their legacy, especially since devolution is one of failure and ...
Mair Williams - Sep 13 2015 - 10:06am - 0 comments
... 1000 years before Stonehenge, Tinkinswood Burial Chamber - Siambr Gladdu Tinkinswood is an impressive Neolithic dolmen. A huge 40 ton ... St Nicholas (Sain Nicolas) in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales (Bro Morgannwg, De Cymru). As with many such megalithic sites there ...
Mair Williams - Aug 17 2018 - 8:56pm
... Ireland, Cashtal yn Ard in Isle of Man, Bry Celli Ddu in Wales, Hurlers Stone Circles/An Hurlysi in Cornwall, can feel the spiritual ... Tomb, Scotland Cronk Karran, Isle of Man Trethevy Quoit, Cornwall Content type: Pan-Celtic Language: ...
Alastair Kneale - May 20 2020 - 8:10pm - 0 comments
... below) from the Celtic League on training Saudi military in Wales. It points out past warnings by the Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales, Arfon Jones and Plaid Cymru MP Jonathan Edwards to the risk posed of ...
Alastair Kneale - Mar 23 2019 - 1:40pm
... beginning with Aber - as, for example, also found in Wales meaning a river mouth or confluence. With the end of the Roman ... with power increasingly coming into the hands of chiefs and kings. This concentration was further boosted by the growing influence of the ...
Alastair Kneale - Nov 21 2014 - 12:02am - 0 comments