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In celebration of The International Year of Indigenous Languages 2019 and the Manx Gaelic language, Isle of Man Post Office (Manx: Oik Postagh Ellan Vannin) recently produced a presentation pack of six stamps. The issue also coincides with the 120th anniversary of the Manx Language Society (Yn Cheshaght Ghailckagh) and is produced in conjunction with Culture Vannin and  Manx artist Mary Cousins.  Details can be found on the Isle of Man Post Office website.

At a hearing of the Court of Appeal in Belfast (Irish: Béal Feirste) last week, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI; Irish: Seirbhís Póilíneachta Thuaisceart Éireann) were ordered to conduct an independent investigation into alleged state collusion with a loyalist gang. Lord Chief Justice Declan Morgan rejected an appeal by former PSNI chief constable George Hamilton against a 2017 judgement that the police's failure to conduct an overarching examination of state collusion with the Glenanne Gang was inconsistent with its human rights obligations. 

WATCHED BY TV CAMERA CREWS, ASTONISHED SENIOR COUNCILLORS SPEAK WITH PROTESTORS

On the day that a full Council Meeting occurs, hundreds of peaceful but angry protestors arrived at the Truro 'Kremlin Kernow' HQ of Cornwall Council to protest at the appalling way upcountry developers are altering Cornwall, its landscape, heritage, public services and indigenous makeup.

New government funding to preserve Cornish culture language and heritage welcomed by Cornwall Council - Cornwall Council Media Release 

A new £200,000 fund will help support and preserve Cornwall’s rich language, heritage and culture, Communities Minister Lord Bourne announced on 5th July 2019.

Isle of Man Post Office (Manx: Oik Postagh Ellan Vannin) have issued a set of stamps called 'The Age of Rebellion'. They remember events that unfolded in the seventeenth century and feature Manx hero Illiam Dhone. Illiam Dhone (14 April 1608 - 02 January 1663) also known as William Christian was a Manx politician and patriot. For his part in the Manx rising of 1651 he was executed by firing squad at Hango Hill in the Isle of Man on 2nd January 1663.

April 2019 marks the 5th anniversary of the recognition of Cornish as a UK minority. Cornish, a language that is “reawakening” according to most linguists. The anniversary has seen renewed efforts to foster the Cornish language.

According to the Endangered Languages Network (ELN) the Celtic language of Brittany is a severely endangered language due to decades of suppression at the hands of the French educational system. Today the number of Breton speakers is roughly 210,000, although estimates vary: “Historical suppression of the Breton language at the hands of Paris has been was extreme to the point that parents were not allowed to name their children with Breton names until 1993. “

In prehistoric times artificial islands were created in the waters of lochs, rivers and sea inlets of Scotland and Ireland. On these island were built ancient loch dwellings, known as crannogs. Some prehistoric crannogs were originally timber-built roundhouses supported on piles or stilts driven into the loch bed. However, in other places, a massive amount of work was undertaken.

Success of Scots Gaelic Medium Education - Bòrd na Gàidhlig Lays Plans for Expansion of Secondary Gaelic Medium Schooling – Investment in Gaelic Cultural Centre in Hebrides

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