Celtic Recipes

Campaign to change Welsh Government's Planning Bill grows

The campaign to change the Welsh Government Planning Law is growing in momentum. Campaigning group Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg have been spearheading the opposition to the governments proposed planning laws. The proposed laws has been heavily criticised for ignoring the Welsh language and centralising planning powers in Cardiff. 

Cymdeithas yr Iaith has published its own alternative plans and is calling for a Bill which: 

Cadw celebrates 30 years of protecting Welsh heritage

Cadw is a word in Welsh that can be translated into English as 'to keep' or 'to protect'. Cadw is the Welsh Government’s historic environment service. It works to conserve Wales's heritage and helps sustain the distinctive character of Wales. They have just celebrated their 30th anniversary. Buildings of special architectural or historic interest are protected by a process known as listing and monuments of national importance through scheduling.

South Coast Celtic Fest 2015

This is a date to keep in your diary Saturday, May 2 2015. This will be when the South Coast Celtic Fest 2015 will be taking place at the Hales Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of Southwestern Oregon Community College in Coos Bay.

Shirveishagh Albinagh cur shilley er yn Ellan son co-haggloo

 

Naight - Radio Vannin:

Shirveishagh Albinagh cur shilley er yn Ellan son co-haggloo

Y Shirveishagh son bree, ventyr as turrysid ayns reiltys Nalbin, hug eh shilley er yn Ellan yn çhiaghtin shoh chaie.

Fergus Ewing, Oltey jeh'n Pharlamaid Albinagh, v'eh ayns yn Ellan d'eddyn magh mychione kianglaghyn oddys ve jeant ayns cooishyn gollrish bree, turrysid as dellal eddyrashoonagh.

Irish President encourages stronger ties between Wales and Ireland

Ireland's President Michael D. Higgins made a highly successful visit to Wales last week. He met with political leaders at the National Assembly for Wales and supported stronger cultural and economic ties between the two Celtic nations. As reported in the newspaper The Irish Post the Irish President stated:

Isle of Man: Hop tu Naa - Who Was Jinny the Witch?

Jinny the Witch has long been associated with the Manx observance of Hop tu Naa, a celebration of the Celtic New Year, along with a varied assortment of customs.Many of them were based on divination, with young girls attempting to discover whom they would marry, whereas the boys were more likely to be visiting their neighbours with cabbages on sticks demanding potatoes, herring or bonnag; hence its lesser known title ‘thump the door night’.

New Poll shows collapse in Scottish Labour vote and surge in Scottish National Party support

An Ipsos Mori survey commissioned by STV (Scottish Television) has shown that the Labour Party in Scotland would face political annihilation should there be a UK general election tomorrow. Labour continues to pay the price for stabbing Scotland in the back during September's referendum on independence after they sided with the Tory Party to oppose a Yes vote.

Digital Archive of 10 million Scottish Gaelic Words Launched

Researchers from Univserity of Glasgow have worked for eight years to complete translations for the first phase of Dachaigh airson Stòras na Gàidhlig or the Digital Archive of Scottish Gaelic (DASG). It is the world's most extensive digital archive of Scottish Gaelic texts.

The DASG project has two main outputs:

Special Mooc Christmas EduBreizh Schedule celebrates the festive season in Brittany whilst learning the Breton language

EduBreizh is an association dedicated to the development of the Breton language on Internet. They are promoting an interesting Special Mooc Christmas EduBreizh Schedule: 01 December 2014 to 25 December 2014. It lasts for four weeks. Go to the EduBreizh website to find out more. Its never too late to learn a Celtic language and have fun at the same time! It sounds like EduBreizh have certainly set out to make it interesting and fun. Every week you go to 3 different modules with short videos.

Rhiannon Davies Jones: Welsh-language author of historical novels with a nationalist message

Rhiannon Davies Jones, novelist was born in  Llanbedr, Merioneth on 3 November 1921 and died in Ynys Mon on 22 October 2014.

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