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News from Manx National Heritage:

Daniel O'Connell (Irish: Dónall Ó Conaill; 6 August 1775 – 15 May 1847) was an Irish political leader in the first half of the 19th century. He campaigned for Catholic emancipation and repeal of the Acts of Union which combined Great Britain and Ireland. This was established on 1 January 1801 by the Acts of Union 1800, which merged the parliaments of Great Britain and Ireland and incorporated the Kingdom of Ireland into the British Crown. The fight for Irish self-governance was to lead in Ireland seceding from the Union and forming the Irish Free State in 1922.

Gorsedh Kernow Proclamation

The Killacourt, Newquay

Sat 21st April, 2018 11am at the Killacourt

Announcing the forthcoming Gorsedh Kernow ceremony

The bards of Cornwall hold their annual Esedhvos Festival of Cornish Culture in a different Cornish town each time, and this year we’ll be in Newquay.

The Proclamation ceremony presents the formal invitation from the Mayor and townspeople of Newquay to Gorsedh Kernow to hold their Festival and bardic ceremony in the town later in the year.

News from Conradh na Gaelige:

Thousands have attended a march and street festival in Dublin on Saturday in celebration of the Irish language. "Beo, Gaelach agus Bródúil" saw Gaeltacht communities, schools, college societies, sports clubs, families and language and community groups taking part.

Robert I (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), popularly known as Robert the Bruce became King of Scotland in 1306. Revered as a national hero in Scotland he reigned as King of Scots until his death in 1329. Robert led Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence against England and fought successfully to regain Scotland's place as an independent country.

A two-week hearing is to be held from 30 July over whether a former Catalan minister should be extradited from Scotland to Spain. The date was set after Clara Ponsatí appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court for the latest hearing in her fight against extradition. The Spanish government is seeking her extradition over her involvement in last year's Catalan independence referendum. Clara Ponsati's lawyer has described the Spanish charges against her as "a grotesque distortion of the truth" and "politically motivated" and which would be challenged "robustly".

The unilateral UK government decision to rename a major road bridge across the River Severn (Welsh: Afon Hafren) after Prince Charles has drawn a huge amount of criticism in Wales.

The International Pan Celtic Festival returned to the Irish town of Letterkenny (Irish: Leitir Ceanainn) this year to great critical acclaim. The festival, which ran from Tuesday, April 3, to Sunday, April 8, included displays from marching bands, dancers and musicians from each of the Six Celtic Nations of Ireland (Éire), Wales (Cymru), Scotland (Alba), Brittany (Breizh), Cornwall (Kernow) and the Isle of Man (Mannin).

Moorehall is a large stately home over looking Lough Carra (Irish: Loch Ceara) and was built in the 1790's. The estate has a strong connection with 1798 rebellion. The Irish Rebellion of 1798 (Irish: Éirí Amach 1798), also known as the United Irishmen Rebellion (Irish: Éirí Amach na nÉireannach Aontaithe), was an uprising against British rule in Ireland which lasted from May to September 1798.