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"No more second homes until every Cornish person has a first one"

There was a recent item on the Irish Wildlife Trust Facebook page where they mentioned the benefits of the plant Ragwort or as it is known in the Manx Gaelic language "Cushag". The Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) is a wild flower in the family Asteraceae that is native to northern Eurasia. It is an importnat food source for a wide range of insects. However, it is not always welcome by some because of its toxic effect for cattle and horses. 

Housing for locals crisis continues to grow but what is being done to protect a protected National Minority - the Cornish?

Since our last circular, our in box and social media has been full of messages from people from right across Cornwall who are simply being priced right out of their homeland. Some have had their homes sold by their land lords and been thrown out to allow for marketing of the houses for holiday makers.

From The Celtic Language News:

"This small victory is perhaps the expression of a more profound ideological shift in French society. Today, few understand the government’s obsession for maintaining a hierarchy between languages. The most evident discriminations toward minority languages are deemed unfair and the more the State mistreats these languages, the more support they gain within the population."

The Isle of Man (Manx: Mannin) has many sites of great archaeological significance that are quite remarkable for an island of approximately 33 miles long by 13 miles at its widest point. The earliest traces of humans on the Isle of Man can be traced back to the Mesolithic Period, after the ice sheets melted following the end of the last glacial period. In this part of Europe that would have been about 11,000 years ago. Small flint tools of stone or bone were used during this period some of which can be found in collections at the Manx Museum (Manx: Thie Tashtee Vannin). 

Boxers Brendan Irvine from Belfast (Irish: Béal Feirste) and Kellie Harrington from Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath) will carry the flag for Ireland (Irish: Éire) at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Tokyo. They are both members of the 116 strong Team Ireland athletes competing in the games.  Boxing traditionally is one of Irelands most successful Olympic sports with 16 of the 31 Irish medals having been won by boxers.

A series of high visibility actions occurred across Kernow (Cornwall) today, Sunday 18th July, 2021 and targeting main junctions and the busiest roads, Cornish Patriots continued in sending out a clear message, notably that Cornwall could do far better free from Westminster's corrupt and dysfunctional rule.

At many places, the Cornish patriots were joined by their brothers and sisters from 'Yes Cymru' (Yes Wales) who are holidaying in the Duchy.

Walter Scott (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, playwright. Many historians consider him to be the inventor of historical fiction. His works include the novels Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, Waverley, Old Mortality, The Heart of Mid-Lothian and The Bride of Lammermoor. Born in Edinburgh (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Èideann). He was one of nine children, six of which did not survive. A childhood bout of polio in 1773 that left him lame, the results of which are said to have has a significant impact on his on his life and writing.

There is no doubt that the Isle of Man (Manx: Mannin), situated as it is the middle of the Irish Sea, was a strategically very important place during the years of Norse Viking rule. The Viking interventions began along the northern and western coast of Scotland and into the Irish Sea in the 8th century AD. The Isle of Man fell under Viking control in 1079 with the Vikings settlers integrating into the existing Celtic community. Many on the Island are proud of having a mixed Gaelic and Norse ancestry and culture.