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Possibly the most successful displays of Cornish identity thus far during the G7 Summit

We will be reporting further on this in due course but highly successful and impactive expressions of concern about the environment of Cornwall and Cornish rights which drew positive support from the wider public and even the police who waved and sounded their horns as they passed by. Good humoured and witnessed by thousands......

The Kernow Matters 'I Rake a Cornish Beach Team'

National Library of Scotland Purchases 16th Century Chronicle of Fortingall

The Chronicle of Fortingall is a Highland Perthshire manuscript written in Latin, Scots and Gaelic. It was compiled between 1554 and 1579 and includes poetry, short texts, and records of contemporary events. The contents include lists of Scottish kings and notes on their reigns, a Gaelic poem in a writing system based on Middle Scots, a chronicle recording the deaths of prominent men and women within the Highlands from 1390 to 1579 and a list of battles from Bannockburn (1314) to Flodden (1513). The Chronicle has now been secured for the Scottish nation.

Scottish Warrior Robert the Bruce died on 7th June 1329

This week marks the anniversary of the death of King Robert I of Scotland (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329) popularly known as Robert the Bruce. He became King of Scotland in 1306. Revered as a national hero 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.

Kernow Matters news circular - Crisis hits Cornwall & petition - G7 and overtourism, business owners speak out

Crisis Hits Cornwall - Is Anybody Listening?

The efforts of Cornwall Councillors Julian German and Andrew Mitchell in their meeting with the distant and uncaring Westminster Government's Minister for Housing and Rough Sleeping, Eddie Hughes MP, are to be commended and we thank them for telling the out of touch politician up there about the disastrous effects of the now out of control second homes market in Cornwall.

Historic Cornish language manuscripts return to Cornwall for unique exhibition

Announcement from Cornwall Council......

Historic Cornish language manuscripts return to Cornwall for unique exhibition

Four historic play scripts, which will give residents and visitors a glimpse into early Cornish language and medieval outdoor theatre tradition, will go on show together for the first time in Cornwall this summer.

Gaelic in Northern Ireland is a Going Concern

From The Celtic Language News:

The number of young people being educated through Irish in Ulster has passed 7,000 for the first time. Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta (CnaG) said new figures highlighted the significant growth that the Irish-medium sector was experiencing. The council said local committees and activists deserved huge praise for their commitment to ensuring Irish-medium education was available in every county in the north.

Cornwall - a Summer of discontent?

As you may be aware, social media has been awash with reports of discontent spilling over on to the streets of Scotland and Wales. 

Commemoration of Burning the Custom House Last Symbol of British Civil Administration in Ireland

Last week in Dublin a commemoration was held to mark the centenary of burning the Custom House, the last symbol of British civil administration in Ireland. The Irish struggle for independence from English colonial rule has been long and hard and taken  many centuries. Albeit that a section in the northeast of the island of Ireland continues to remain under colonial rule. As Seán MacBride (26 January 1904 – 15 January 1988) recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1974 observed: ``The historical and contemporary existence of the Irish nation has never been in dispute.

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