Celtic Recipes

Exceptional spell of dry weather in Ireland reveals ancient henge site

Submitted by Eibhlin O'Neill on July 14, 2018 - 7:31am

The recent heatwave in Ireland has played a vital role in the discovery of a possible ancient henge, or circular closure near to Newgrange. The Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht have hailed the archaeological feature at the Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site in County Meath as "a very significant find".

The Kursieniki you 'Kant' escape them!

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Submitted by Bernard Moffatt on July 13, 2018 - 2:56pm

The news (imparted by Manx Radio) that some obscure German University is placing Manx under the cultural microscope continues to fascinate me.

'Gut wrenching commentary on the demise of a culture'

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Submitted by Bernard Moffatt on July 12, 2018 - 3:27pm

No hint of doom and gloom they other day when I get a missive from Adrian Cain announcing the production of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Manx so I was a little surprised to read this news item on Manx Radio:

https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/manx-gaelic-features-in-...

Isle of Man: Manx Celtic Festival Celebrates Fortieth Anniversary!

Submitted by Valerie Caine on July 12, 2018 - 3:23pm

Yn Chruinnaght celebrates its fortieth anniversary this year and organisers are inviting everyone to come and mark the occasion at various venues in Peel, alongside a line-up of some of the best performers of Celtic music, song and dance, both at home and abroad.

England's defeat in World Cup saves Scottish football fans buying anymore of their opposition shirts

Submitted by Douglas MacQueen on July 12, 2018 - 12:36pm

The Scottish press reported yesterday that Glasgow was running out of Croatia shirts as football fans in Scotland continued to back England’s opponents, whoever they were, in the Football World Cup. Shops had been inundated with requests from customers who sought to purchase the chequered kit before England's semi-final match last night. It seems to have done the trick as England were outclassed and beaten by their Croatian opponents. They are now set to meet France in the final which is being played on 15th July.

Usual disgraceful orgy of loyalist violence erupts in north-east of Ireland on 12th July

Submitted by Eibhlin O'Neill on July 12, 2018 - 12:12pm

So called 'Eleventh Night' bonfires were lit at midnight across the north of Ireland as part of a loyalist tradition to mark the anniversary of Protestant King William's victory over Catholic King James at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690. The fires usher in the traditional 12 July Orange parades, which are an excuse for loyalist paramilitaries to orchestrate, participate and encourage others to engage in serious disorder.

'South Pacific' and Sellafield

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Submitted by Bernard Moffatt on July 11, 2018 - 4:25pm

Plastic is everywhere and it's very bad. We know because Bill Dale and the crew are always collecting it of beaches that is when Bill is not collecting the odd award or three for collecting plastic.

Now Manx Radio have gone one better than beach buddies they are exploring the Pacific Gyre a gigantic mass of seaborne plastic crud on the other side of the world. However it doesn't matter that it's the other side of the world because we live in the global village now.

The 'Island' that we dream of!

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Submitted by Bernard Moffatt on July 11, 2018 - 2:40pm

With Manannan obviously unimpressed either by the rushes on ‘Baroole’ or Geoff Boot’s fire raising skills I emerge blinking to see a brief shower of rain has ‘blessed’ us.

I decide to settle down with De Valera for the day and am immediately struck by the fact that we may in Mann be revisiting the great mans vision of Ireland set out in his 1943 St Patricks Day message sometimes referred to as the ‘comely maidens’ speech (which it turns out is a misquotation).

The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights In Manx Gaelic

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Submitted by Alastair Kneale on July 10, 2018 - 10:27pm

Press Release from Culture Vannin:

CULTURE VANNIN AND UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVE RELEASE THE FRST RECORDING OF THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN MANX GAELIC.

Working in close collaboration, Culture Vannin and Universal Human Rights Initiative (UHRI) have released the first ever recording of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Manx Gaelic (Fockley‐Magh Cairyssyn Deiney cour y Theihll Slane).

Leave those bee's alone!

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Submitted by Bernard Moffatt on July 10, 2018 - 6:51pm

Its Culture Month so over on MTTV there is a piece about carting rushes up to the top of ‘Baroole’ to placate ‘Mannan Mac y Lheir’. I find myself less intrigued by this than the possible cost of CV producing a video on it.

Of more immediate interest is that ‘Mannan Mac y Lheir’ seems so cheesed off with Geoffrey Boot MHK having a barbeque and threatening to incinerate the countryside he has called up a smidgeon of rain but as yet hardly enough to break the drought - who knows its early days.

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