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The North Texas Irish Festival Presents a Celtic Musical Blockbuster - 55,000 Expected To Attend

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Submitted by Emmett McIntyre on February 28, 2014 - 1:25am

The North Texas Irish Festival (NTIF), held at Fair Park in Dallas, runs from Friday February 28 through Sunday March 2nd.  One of the major American Celtic Festivals, a spokesman for the NTIF who was contacted by Transceltic stated that an estimated 55,000 attendees are expected at 2014 event.

Nain - Protector of the ancient Celtic monuments of Brittany

Submitted by Dominique Corolleur on February 26, 2014 - 6:32pm

Dolmen in Brittany

An entity steeped within the ancient Celtic folklore of Brittany that bears the name Nain. They haunt the ancient dolmens erected by the ancestors of our Celtic peoples that live in the land of Brittany. They are described as having hooved feet, clawed hands and wings sprouting from their shoulders. Their faces are demon like with horns upon their head and their eyes are a glowing red. Dancing around the ancient stones and monoliths of Brittany they chant out the days of the week ‘dilun, dimerzh, dimerc'her, diyaou, digwener',  but not the days of ‘disadorn and disul’  for these two days are held as sacred to the fairies. The night of ‘dimerc'her’ is their special night though, particularly the first one of the month of May.

It was the Nain who inscribed the ancient monuments of Gavr'inis where it is said they wrote of the secret location of their treasure. For the Nain minted gold; but the coins would turn to the dead leafs of trees if humans tried to use it. Not that humans would willingly have any contact with the Nain. Legend tells us that should humans come into the domain of the Nain; the stone circles, cairns and ancient monuments of Brittany, in particular when they are holding their sacred ceremonies, ill fortune will follow. Should a human attempt to join in with dances and ceremonies of the Nain then there is nothing surer than that death will follow.

Irish Language Crisis - Calls For Resignation of Gaeltacht Minister Dinny McGinley - Accused of Betraying Gaelic Speakers

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Submitted by Emmett McIntyre on February 26, 2014 - 2:21pm

In the continuing aftermath of the resignation of Irish Language Commissioner Seán Ó Cuirreáin and subsequent appointment of the new Commissioner, 38 year old Irish speaker, Rónán Ó Domhnaill, there are now calls for the resignation of a second Government Official. 

United Kingdom has Squandered Assets from Scotland’s Oil

Submitted by Douglas MacQueen on February 26, 2014 - 12:24pm

It is interesting to see that the Scottish independence debate has moved on to the issue of oil. This week saw UK Prime Minister David Cameron donning his hard hat and visiting the oil industry in Scotland. At first sight I thought this was an interesting new twist in the referendum campaign. That Cameron had made a flying visit up here to apologise for the fact that the UK had spent decades squandering this natural asset. Maybe say ‘thanks Scotland’ for all the years of bankrolling Britain with the revenue raised by oil.

Isle of Man:Manks Concert is a Sell Out!

Submitted by Valerie Caine on February 24, 2014 - 11:35pm

A recent Manks concert organised by the Isle of Man branch of the Celtic Congress at the Centenary Centre in Peel proved a sell-out, as people from across the Island joined together to enjoy a cross-generational evening of entertainment.

It was a night of music, song, dance and poetry with well-known Manx speaker, Bob Carswell, acting as compére.

Apprendre le Breton comme un adulte

Submitted by Dominique Corolleur on February 24, 2014 - 2:24am

Il y a un certain nombre d’occasions d’apprendre le Breton. Le Breton est la langue Celtique originaire de Bretagne.

Aujourd’hui , deux groupes reliés aux  langues celtiques sont parlées dans le monde: 

Yn Caggey Mooar. Ayns cooinaghtyn jeh shirveish-chaggee ny beiyn oney ooilley as y surranse oc er nyn son. Cha row reih erbee oc.

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Submitted by Alastair Kneale on February 23, 2014 - 2:06pm

Va'n Caggey Mooar ayn rish kiare blein. Ayns y chaggey hooar ymmodee beiyn baase. ‘Ayns cooinaghtyn jeh shirveish-chaggee ny beiyn oney ooilley as y surranse oc er nyn son. Cha row reih erbee oc’. Focklyn scruit ayns Gaelg er y slongan liorish Beiyn Lhiaght Cooinaghtyn Caggee ayns Lunnin.

Isle of Man Stamps:Trench Art in World War I

Submitted by Valerie Caine on February 22, 2014 - 10:24pm

Isle of Man Stamps and Coins have joined with the Royal British Legion to commemorate the centenary of World War I with a miniature sheet featuring what has become known as Trench Art; which will form part of a four-year thematic series.

Scotland's South Ayrshire Adopts Gaelic Language Plan

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Submitted by Emmett McIntyre on February 22, 2014 - 10:10pm

The Gaelic language continues to gain strength with coninuing implemenation of laws supporting Scots Gaelic. The South Ayrshire County Council have announced the submission of a three year “Draft Gaelic Language Plan” to the Bord na Gaidhlig. The Plan for South Ayrshire outlines how the Council will promote the use of Gaelic in compliance with the 2005 Gaelic Language Act.

The Struggle For The Irish Language Unites All Of Ireland - Demonstration Planned for Belfast

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Submitted by Emmett McIntyre on February 22, 2014 - 2:29pm

On Saturday 15th February an estimated 10,000 people marched in Dublin in support of the Irish Language and to protest the failure of the Irish Government to protect the rights of the Irish speaking community. Attracting people from all over Ireland, the “Lá Mór na Gaeilge” (A Great Day Of Irish) was seen as both a celebration of the Irish language and a protest over the failure by Government to implement legislation protecting the rights of Irish speakers.

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