Celtic Recipes

Evidence of Growing Demand For Irish-Medium Education

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Submitted by Emmett McIntyre on October 4, 2014 - 9:44pm

As recently reported by the Irish Examiner, there has been a 33% jump year to year in the number of students opting for an Irish language certificate with a corresponding increase of 28% in the number of schools offering the certificate.  The continued resurgence of the Celtic tongue of Ireland continues apace despite lack of support for the language by Dublin. Figures cited in the Examiner article show 14,172 students did the optional test, one third more than last year, and the number of schools where they were carried out is up 28% in a year to 251.

Cornwall Branch of the Celtic League welcomes Samuel Farmer the anti racism campaigner as new full member.

Submitted by Myghal Map Serpren on October 4, 2014 - 4:35pm

Cornwall Branch of the Celtic League welcomes Samuel Farmer, the anti racism campaigner and Director of ‘The Hope Project Cornwall CIC as new full member.

The Cornish Branch of the Celtic League – An Kesunyans Keltek Scoren Gernewek – are delighted to welcome Samuel Farmer as a new full member of the organisation and hopes to utilise his experience working with minorities in order to obtain the greatest possible benefit for all the Cornish people following the announcement that the Cornish were to recognised as a National Minority

Breton & Cornish cultural solidarity!

Submitted by Myghal Map Serpren on October 4, 2014 - 4:33pm

An enthralled audience at Redruth in Cornwall's Melting Pot cafe, situated in the Krowji Arts Centre (old Grammar School) were entertained during the evening of Friday 3rd October, 2015 by Cornish entertainers Frances Bennett and Ben Harris of 'Tredannack' and 'Hanterhir' respectively and then by Dom Duff the singer and musician from Brittany.

Demand for planning law in Wales to protect the Welsh language

Submitted by Mair Williams on October 4, 2014 - 3:48pm

A rally was held today in Pwllheli to protest that the Welsh language should be at the heart of the reform of planning laws about to be presented to the National Assembly. Their concern is to protect Welsh speakers and communities where Welsh is the majority language. The campaign wants councils to be handed power over developments based on their language impact. Local needs should form the basis of the planning system, not housing targets set in Cardiff. 

Remembering Mona Douglas - outstanding contributor to Manx culture

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Submitted by Alastair Kneale on October 4, 2014 - 1:40pm

It is now 27 years since the death of Mona Douglas on 8th October 1987. However, her light continues to burn as brightly as ever. Mona Douglas was a Manx cultural activist, folklorist, poet, novelist and journalist. She was involved in many initiatives to revive interest and activity in Manx culture.This included societies, classes, publications and youth groups. In the 1930's she set up Aeglagh Vannin (the Youth of Mann) and adopted the motto: Piatchyn jiu, ashoon mairagh ("Children today, a nation tomorrow"). She composed a song for them:

O Land of our allegiance

Redruth Cornish Language Group Library Collection Boosted by Grant

Submitted by Myghal Map Serpren on October 2, 2014 - 8:15pm

Redruth Cornish Language Group Library Collection

Redruth Cornish Language Group Library Collection continues to thrive after another generous donation from the Redruth Charity Trust.

This grant will enable the group to purchase some more of the new books which are being published on a regular basis as the cost of books is prohibitive. In addition to new books, the group are constantly searching second hand book stores and even auctions for the sometimes rarer editions to add to their shelves.

The Group has been lucky in that some books have been donated from deceased persons’ estates and with the current contribution of money the number of their books will have risen to a figure in excess of 240 volumes.

Perhaps the public are unaware of the uniqueness of this library, its availability to the general public as a reference library, and the increasing use made by the public of this growing resource. The books managed are of three main types, and firstly these are the technical teaching books, dictionaries, grammars and detailed text books.

A warning to Spain about bullying Catalonia

Submitted by Mair Williams on October 2, 2014 - 12:24pm

The Spanish establishment are happy at the moment. They think that they have halted Catalonia's independence movement in its tracks by the use of legal manoeuvres after Spain's Constitutional Court suspended Catalonia's planned independence referendum. It acted on a request from the Spanish central government in Madrid. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy told reporters: "Nobody and nothing will be allowed to break up Spain."  He is wrong and Catalonia needs to stand firm against the disgusting actions of the Spanish government.

Membership of Scottish National Party trebles in less than three weeks

Submitted by Douglas MacQueen on October 2, 2014 - 10:07am

The membership of the Scottish National Party has trebled in the three weeks since the referendum. The pro-independence Green Party has also seen a growth in members. Much of this increase has come from traditional Labour supporting areas. Meanwhile Gordon Brown (ex-Labour UK Prime Minister) has now started an on-line petition to present to the UK government! This is to pressure them to adhere to the promises they made to the Scottish voters that Scotland's parliament would have more powers if they stayed in the union.

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE - League Protest Treatment of Scot in Pakistan Jail

Submitted by Myghal Map Serpren on September 30, 2014 - 2:28pm

This just published by the Celtic League:

League Protest Treatment of Scot in Pakistan Jail

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE

The Celtic League has expressed its concern to the United Kingdom government about a Scottish man currently in prison in Pakistan .

Mr Muhammad Asghar who is of advance years and suffers with mental health problems was recently injured in a gun attack in the prison when a prison guard ran amok with a firearm.

The League has also sent a forceful protest to the Acting High Commissioner for Pakistan in London .

Surge in Support for Scottish National Party

Submitted by Douglas MacQueen on September 29, 2014 - 1:25pm

It has recently been announced that membership of the Scottish National Party (SNP) has risen by a remarkable 45,000 since the referendum. This new level of support is also reflected in latest opinion polls. Samples of daily opinion polls by YouGov this week in regard to next years UK General Election has the nationalists on 38.6 per cent, compared to support for Labour at 29.3 per cent. A Survation poll for the Mail on Sunday last week shows support for the SNP at the next Holyrood (Scottish Parliament - Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba) election in 2016 standing at 49 per cent.

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