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Saint Tudwal (died c. 564), was a Breton monk, considered to be one of the seven founder saints of Brittany. Tudwal is said to be a son of King Hoel (Breton: Hoel I Mawr), a late 5th- and early 6th-century member of the ruling dynasty of Cornouaille (Breton: Kernev). Tudwel is thought to have been brought up in Lydstep in Wales (Cymru). He then went to Ireland (Éire) for religious education later returning to Wales becoming a hermit on Saint Tudwal's Islands (Welsh: Ynysoedd Tudwal).

An a greement has been signed to construct and finance the Celtic Interconnector power cable. The connection will have a capacity of 700 megawatts of electricity.  The cable will run between the Knockraha (Irish: Cnoc Rátha) substation in County Cork to the La Martyre (Breton: Ar Merzer) substation in Finistère. It will run under the waters of the Celtic Sea which is an area of the Atlantic Ocean. Work on the project would begin next year and has an expected cost of €1 billion.

There was an interesting article recently in the Scottish local newspaper the East Lothian Courier. It was about the recent unveiling of an an information panel on the site where the Abbey of St Mary once existed. It is close to the River Tyne, between the town of Haddington (Scottish Gaelic: Baile Adainn) and the village of East Linton in East Lothian, Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Lodainn an Ear, Alba).

The FIFA mens World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams. The 2022 World Cup begins on 20th November in Qatar.  There are 32 nations that have qualified to play and the only Celtic team amongst them is Cymru/Wales. The tournament will conclude with the the final on December 18th. 

Snowdonia National Park Authority has voted to use the Welsh names Yr Wyddfa and Eryri rather than the English equivalent of Snowdon and Snowdonia. Yr Wyddfa is the highest mountain in Wales, and stands at 3,560 feet (1,085 metres) above sea level. Eryri is the mountainous region in northwestern Wales and a national park of 823 square miles (2,130 km2) in area in which Yr Wyddfa stands.

A carved Pictish stone has been discovered in a graveyard at Ulbster, Caithness. It is believed to show early examples of Pictish art possibly dating to between the 5th and 7th centuries. It was found by a woman researching her family history and has been removed to be cleaned and studied. The Picts created intricately decorated standing stones, which can be found throughout Scotland, and also constructed impressive hill forts to defend themselves against rival tribes and invaders.  

Writer and Historian Prof Jim Hunter has called the establishment of Scotland's First Gaelic university. He argues that Sabhal Mòr Ostaig (SMO) - the National Centre for Gaelic Language and Culture - should be given its own degree-awarding powers. The college on Skye is part of the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) network.

Isle of Man Post Office (Manx: Oik Postagh Ellan Vannin) has issued a new set of stamps with a theme of Manx Winter. Featuring Manx wintery locations with the use of Celtic font. The artwork is by a Manx illustrator Julia Ashby Smyth well known for her distinctively Manx/Celtic illustrations.

Remembrance day in many parts of the world is observed annually on 11the November to mark the end of hostilities at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918. The First World War (28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918) is one of the deadliest conflicts in history, it is estimated that it resulted in the death of over nine million combatants and seven million civilians.

Interesting article (below) from the Mannin (Isle of Man ) Branch of the Celtic League. Looking at the performance of the Manx government after the last election to the House of Keys (Manx: Yn Kiare as Feed), which is the directly elected lower house of Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man. Should not come as too much of a surprise for those in Britain seeking a new government. Given that the present Labour Party opposition, under their leader, Kier Starmer, is indistinguishable from the present Tory Government.

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