... Nos Calan Gwaf and is widely celebrated. Popularly linked to St Allen or Arlan a little known Cornish Saint, it is also known as Allan day. ... two pieces of wood were nailed together in the shape of a cross. It was then suspended with 4 candles on each outcrop of the cross shape. ...
Emmett McIntyre - Oct 15 2018 - 3:34pm
... citing the growing strength of the Irish tongue in Northern Ireland. In the latest example of the Gaelic resurgence in this at times ... restoration of the Gaelic tongue to its rightful place in Ireland. ... ...
Emmett McIntyre - Jan 12 2014 - 5:18am - 0 comments
... (Conradh na Gaelige) have just concluded the organisations High Council (Ard-Fheis) over this past weekend in the Irish town of ... community organisation that promotes the Irish language in Ireland and abroad. The League’s primary objective is the reinstatement of ...
Emmett McIntyre - Mar 5 2014 - 12:36am - 0 comments
... was recently voted as one of the top ten places to visit in Ireland. It is one of the two oldest operational lighthouse in the world (the ... attraction, is a recommended place to visit within Ireland’s Ancient East. This points out particular historical attractions in ...
Eibhlin O'Neill - Nov 6 2018 - 10:00pm
... House, the last symbol of British civil administration in Ireland. The Irish struggle for independence from English colonial rule has ... Albeit that a section in the northeast of the island of Ireland continues to remain under colonial rule. As Seán MacBride (26 January ...
Eibhlin O'Neill - May 30 2021 - 5:46pm
... also went to the polls as part of that election. Brittany, Ireland and Isle of Man are, of course, not part of the UK and did not participate in the election. However, that part of Ireland in the northeast where Britain retains a colonial presence did take ...
Eibhlin O'Neill - Dec 19 2019 - 9:06pm
... as keen as ever to promote and foster Welsh links with Ireland; we have many similarities in terms of our traditions, culture and ... the Welsh Deputy Minister on a visit to Dublin. A St David's Day (March 1st) reception will be held by the Welsh Government at ...
Mair Williams - Feb 26 2019 - 8:57am
... were representative of Gaelic organizations from Scotland, Ireland and the Isle of Man. Joining the Summit was an array of Gaelic related ... University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI), and provides high quality education and research opportunities through the medium of ...
Emmett McIntyre - Sep 6 2017 - 8:19pm
... McIntyre's blog Galway City in the west of Ireland has declared itself to be a bi-lingual city giving equal status to ... effort considering Irish is already the official language of Ireland. But then very little about the relationship between the Irish State ...
Emmett McIntyre - Oct 27 2017 - 12:07am - 0 comments
... to Belfast in his capacity as the Chair of the “Northern Ireland Inter-Party Talks Dealing with Parades, Flags and the Past”. Mr Haass ... are problems in Ireland, surely Faery Rings must be ranked high. For a Faery Ring is “A circle found in a lawn or pasture land thought ...
Emmett McIntyre - Jun 28 2014 - 7:10pm - 0 comments