Yn Chruinnaght Celtic Gathering 24th - 30th July 2023

The Isle of Man's top Celtic festival promises a gifted line up of artists for Yn Chruinnaght Celtic Gathering 24th - 30th July 2023. Information can seen on this link to their website Yn Chruinnaght. The origins of the Festival date back to 1924 and was the idea of William Cubbon, the first director of the Manx Museum, who was also the Honorary Treasurer of both Yn Çheshaght Ghailckagh (The Manx Gaelic Society) and the World Manx Association (WMA). Members of the various sub-committees included Archibald Knox, J J Kneen and Mona Douglas. The festival came to an end with the outbreak of the Second World War. Driven by the efforts of Mona Douglas with the help of others the festival was revived in the 1970's, and transformed into a five-day Inter-Celtic Festival.

The Festival continues to be a growing success and as pointed out on their website: "Yn Chruinnaght is a group of like-minded individuals who love all things Celtic. The annual July festival, based in Peel in the Isle of Man, includes a number of events with music, dance, language, arts and crafts, lectures and more. Yn Chruinnaght (meaning ‘the gathering’) is a celebration of Manx culture and the relationship between the Isle of Man and the other five Celtic countries (Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Cornwall and Brittany). It includes a number of events with music, dance, language, arts and crafts, lectures and much more."

Image: Manx and Pan-Celtic flag