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Stephen Miller gives London lecture on: The Gill Brothers and their Collecting of Folk Songs from the Isle of Man

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Submitted by Alastair Kneale on April 23, 2019 - 11:05am

Last week Stephen Miller gave a lecture to a well attended meeting at Cecil Sharpe House in London, home of the Folk Dance and Song Society. He was drawing attention to the remarkable work of the Gill Brothers. The Gill brothers, W.H. Gill (1839–1923) and Deemster J.F. Gill (1842–99) have remained marginalised and neglected figures in the collecting of Manx folk song, overshadowed by A.W.

Manx Wildlife Week 4 - 12 May 2019

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Submitted by Alastair Kneale on April 19, 2019 - 1:09pm

Manx Wildlife Week  runs from 4th May until 12th May 2019. The Isle of Man (Manx: Mannin) is rich in wildlife. The aim is to promote and encourage people to learn and appreciate the Island's natural environment. Now, more than ever, the natural world is under increasing threat from pollution, climate change, over-fishing and the vandalism and loss of wildlife habitat being perpetrated by the relaxation of planning controls. Manx Wildlife Week is one way to promote environmental protection and build a society where nature matters.

Celtic League protest about treatment of 'US Vets for Peace' campaigners after arrest at Shannon Airport

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Submitted by Alastair Kneale on April 1, 2019 - 7:22pm

News from the Celtic League:

The Celtic League have protested about the treatment of two members of the US ‘Vets for Peace’ organisation.  Ken Mayers (82) and Tarak Kauff (77) were arrested at Shannon Airport in Ireland. The details of the arrest and subsequent Court appearance are given in the article below.  US Vets for Peace are committed to peaceful protest and the Celtic League have written to Ireland's Minister for Justice and Equality, Charles Flanagan expressing concern at the treatment of two peace activists by the Irish Justice system:

Isle of Man Praying the Keeills 2019 has theme of St Patrick's Breastplate - The Deer's Cry

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Submitted by Alastair Kneale on March 30, 2019 - 6:43pm

Praying the Keeills (Manx Gaelic: Goaill Padjer Ec Ny Shenn Chialteenyn) takes place on the Isle of Man (Mannin) between Sat 18th - Sat 25th May 2019. The annual Praying the Keeills Week, incorporates visits to a number of ancient, holy sites across the Island. The historical keeill (Manx Gaelic: church, kirk) is a Christian chapel built during the 8th - 12th century. Mostly very small, the earliest examples were built of earth sods, others were larger and made of stone.

Military training of Saudis in Wales closely tied to dodgy British arms export deals

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Submitted by Alastair Kneale on March 23, 2019 - 1:37pm

News from the Celtic League:

Further article (see 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 training Saudi military pilots at RAF Valley in Anglesey, North Wales: 

TRAINING SAUDIS POSED SECURITY RISK POLICE COMMISSIONER ALLEGED

Plaid Cymru Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales, Arfon Jones, said four months ago:

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