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Queen's University is in the city of Belfast (Irish: Béal Feirste) in the north of Ireland (Irish: Éire). Close to the University is Queen's Elms Village that provides accommodation for students. A tower block, now demolished, once stood in the village. It is the site of a story of a haunting that once terrorised a student allocated room 611 in the block 40 years ago. It has been the subject of reports in the Belfast Telegraph and BBC Northern Ireland over recent days. Needless to say the approaching of Halloween always sees an increase in reports of ghost stories.

The Royal National Mòd (Scottish Gaelic: Am Mòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail) 2021, held at Eden Court Theatre in Inverness (Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Nis), has been described as a "huge success". The event, that celebrates Gaelic song, music and poetry, had to be postponed in 2020 due to the Covid pandemic. However it went ahead this year between October 8-16, in a hybrid version.

Media release Culture Vannin:

"Who will be your choice for the RBV award for Manx culture? 

25 November 2021

Information and attached photographs from the 'Yes Kernow' tea:

"Chy an Mor roundabout was extremely busy in terms of traffic during Sunday 24th October, 2021 and so we were pleased to put on a successful visibility action there.

The support received from passing motorists was incredible and it seemed that many were aware that we were due at the location having read about us on social media.

London Manx Society (Manx: Yn Cheshaght Manninagh Lunnin) will be holding their Mhelliah Service at St Bride's Church in London's Fleet Street on Monday 18th October 2021. A Mhelliah is a traditional Celtic harvest festival that remains popular on the Isle of Man, and is celebrated annually by London Manx Society. In his novel 'The Manxman', a 1894 novel by the Manx writer Hall Caine (14 May 1853 – 31 August 1931), he describes the Mhelliah festival:

In 2014 a haul of Viking-era treasure was found in a field in Galloway (Scottish Gaelic: an Gall-Ghaidhealaibh) by a metal detectorist Derek McLennanin. It was the richest collection of rare and unique Viking-age objects ever found in Scotland. Since the find detailed conservation work has been carried out on the collection of over 100 artefacts by the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Èideann).

Nearly two million trees have been planted since the Borders Forest Trust was set up in the south of Scotland 25 years ago. It is a charity established with the aim to restore native woodland habitats to Southern Scotland. They are justifiably proud of their success which they would like to present as an example to other parts of Scotland. Their work demonstrates large scale ecological restoration in action and by doing so encourage others to embrace this alternative model for land use and conservation.

Craig was one of our team, loved by so many, and deeply missed, a Cornish Patriot, Bard, speaker of Cornish, historian, archaeologist, architect, and so very much more......

'Commotion Time' 'The Anglo-Cornish War of June - August 1549' by the late Craig Weatherhill

Craig passed away a year ago and his death has left a huge vacuum with Cornish people everywhere.

Ullapool Museum is leading a two-year community project investigating the sites of two Scottish Highland townships cleared of all their residents by a landowner 200 years ago. Archaeological digs have started at the sites of the townships, Inverlael and Balblair, near Ullapool. Ullapool (Scottish Gaelic: Ulapul) is a coastal village in Ross and Cromarty in the Scottish Highlands.

Ullapool Museum is leading the two-year community project investigating the sites of two Highlands townships cleared of all their residents by a landowner 200 years ago. Archaeological digs have started at the sites of two Highlands townships, Inverlael and Balblair, near Ullapool. Ullapool (Scottish Gaelic: Ulapul) is a coastal village in Ross and Cromarty in the Scottish Highlands.