Celtic Recipes

Isle of Man: New Book Commemorates the Peel to Knockaloe Railway

Fitting snugly into a knapsack, this new publication encapsulates the memory of a short-lived 3ft gauge railway line which served the expanding Knockaloe Internment Camp, situated on the west coast during World War I.

Acting as a spur from the main line in Peel, it became a veritable work horse for the burgeoning camp which eventually housed a population of approximately 26,000 internees and guards.

Moving to Cornwall? Think carefully....it really is becoming the 'wild west'

Kernow

6 Mys Gwynngala 2018

With the news that another house developer in Cornwall has gone through (Nova Construction) and that a Parish Council at Crantock is now taking Cornwall Council to judicial review over the imposition of additional houses that they do not want, you have to feel sorry for the people at the bottom of this disastrous 'food chain', notably the house buyers. 

Many have come to Cornwall as part of their dream and that dream is fast becoming a nightmare for more and more. 

Alf, Wordsworth and the Tax Dodgers of The Golden Mile!

Today I was like William Wordsworth after doing my bit for the Irish Red Cross - ‘I wandered lonely as a cloud’ - so to speak into Douglas for a little retail therapy and then drifted back to Peel via a call up West Baldwin to see if things were really so bad in the reservoir as ‘Popeye’ and the MUA are predicting.

Leachate - Does it pose risk discharged near a public beach?

Trevor Cowin is still banging on about leachate disposal into what the government euphemistically call ‘a closed sewer’ system. Anyway good for Trevor! (Link):

http://www.iomtoday.co.im/article.cfm?id=42693&headline=Leachate%20inves...

Advance for Scots Gaelic Education - Jump in Student Numbers Bodes Well for Gaelic’s Future

The Scots Gaelic Tongue has persisted in spite of the blow dealt by the vicious Education Act of 1872 that forbade the use of Scots Gaelic in the classroom.  This most recent strengthening of Gaelic Medium primary education ensures that the language will continue its recover from the persecution of the British government, typified by the Education Act of 1872.

Our Island Our World 'Our Crisis'

I am perusing the Manx news courtesy of ‘the boys and girls on the Head’ online service. Paul Moulton of MTTV would love it it’s kind of ‘social media for adults’ without the nastiness.

Rally IOM - As reverberations continue Wales gears up

As reverberations in Mann continue over the cancellation of Rally IOM and calls are made for Ministerial resignations, in Wales things are gearing up for the rally to be held there next month.

This striking video was recently posted on the ‘Wales Rally GB’ twitter feed:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-EtezV3hKM

Image: On the slate mountain zip Snowdonia.

Twitter link:

https://twitter.com/WalesRallyGB

Bernard Moffatt

The Long Fight For Scots Gaelic

In 2017 "The Scotsman" published an article, linked below, highlighting an historical map of the Gaelic language in Scotland which, among other things, illustrates the effectiveness of the British governments persecution of the Gaelic tongue: “Published in 1895, the map which charts the prevalence of Gaelic speaking in Scotland, is the first of its kind. Produced by Edinburgh map company Bartholomew’s, the map contains information distilled from the first census, in 1881, that counted Gaelic speakers in Scotland.”

IOM Film festival reminds me of 'Dusky maidens under a desert sky'

It's the Isle of Man film festival 2018 and Manx Radio have a promo item here:

https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/lights-camera-action/

There was also a Youtube interview on MTTV last week. The latter inspired me to have my own film festival so I forwent the delights of the local tavern on the weekend and watched an eclectic mix including ‘Hedd Wyn’, ‘Snow Falling on Cedars’ and ‘The dawns here are quiet’ to name but a few.

Social media - It's not all 'bad'!

SOCIAL MEDIA - IT’S NOT ALL ‘BAD’!

The Rally IOM fallout rumbles on with MTTV catching up with rally organiser John Gill. Gill seems laid back and answers all questions put by MTTVs Paul Moulton with ease. Gill is specific and goes into detail about timing, costs and other issues, His stance, which is non confrontational, is in stark contrast to the government interventions including the DHA Ministers outburst I likened to a car crash (no pun) yesterday.

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