Celtic Recipes

Infamy of the Massacre of Glencoe 13th February 1692

Submitted by Douglas MacQueen on February 11, 2022 - 3:16pm

The Massacre of Glencoe (Scottish Gaelic: Mort Ghlinne Comhann) took place 330 years ago but the memory of the horror and infamy of the events that took place early in the morning of 13 February 1692 remain poignant. One of the most beautiful places in Scotland Glen Coe (Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Comhann) takes its name from the River Coe that winds and tumbles its way through the glen. It is hard for those who visit this area of great beauty today to think that it was the site of such a treacherous act of murder and brutality against the Clan MacDonald of Glencoe.

Dublin's Glasnevin “Inappropriate and Insulting” Necrology Wall Discontinued After Further Attack

Submitted by Eibhlin O'Neill on February 11, 2022 - 12:56pm

A memorial wall in Dublin's Glasnevin Cemetery is to be "discontinued" after it was physically attacked for a third time. Dublin Cemeteries Trust has stated that : "it is the firm view of Dublin Cemeteries Trust that if the wall were to be repaired for a third time it would be vandalised again." The memorial wall was always controversial after being first unveiled in April 2016, during the centenary commemoration of the Easter Rising.

Missing Scottish Hillwalker Leaves Messages in the Snow for Rescuers

Submitted by Douglas MacQueen on February 8, 2022 - 3:59pm

A missing hillwalker was clever enough to leave clues in the snow so that rescuers would know where to search. The walker had set out across the Cairngorms (Scottish Gaelic: Am Monadh Ruadh) a mountain range in the eastern Highlands of Scotland. His plan had been to reach Aviemore (Scottish Gaelic: An Aghaidh Mhòr) but was reported as overdue at his accommodation. Although the man had left details of his planned route and was well equipped, once missing the Braemar and Cairngorm mountain rescue teams were deployed to search for him.

Report finds 'collusive behaviours' by RUC officers over Belfast murders

Submitted by Eibhlin O'Neill on February 8, 2022 - 2:28pm

A Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland police inquiry has found significant investigative and intelligence failings and "collusive behaviours" by  Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) officers linked to a series of loyalist murders in Belfast in the 1990s. The report investigated nine attacks by the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) a proscribed terrorist group, in which 11 people were murdered. The report also found evidence that eight UDA members had been working as informants and that between them they had been linked by intelligence to 27 murders or attempted murders.

50th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday

Submitted by Eibhlin O'Neill on January 30, 2022 - 1:30pm

Bloody Sunday happened on 30th January 1972 in the Bogside area of Derry, in the north of Ireland. British soldiers belonging to the 1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment (1 PARA) shot 26 unarmed civilians during a civil rights protest march. Fourteen people were killed, thirteen outright, while another man died of his injuries four months later. Some of the victims were shot when attempting to flee from the soldiers, others were shot while trying to help the wounded. Some protesters were injured by rifle butts and rubber bullets, while two were run down by army vehicles.

Campaign continues for the return to Isle of Man of the Chronicles of the Kings of Mann and the Isles

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Submitted by Alastair Kneale on January 25, 2022 - 2:58pm

The Chronicles of the Kings of Mann and the Isles were written in Latin in 1261 or 1262. They record, year-by-year from 1016, the significant events in Manx history of that time. There has been a long standing campaign for the return of the Chronicles of the Kings of Mann and the Isles to the Island. The manuscript is currently being 'held' (for want of a better word), in English hands at the British Library in London. Recently the campaign gained new publicity when a questionnaire was circulated on the subject.

Nigel Crowe receives the RBV Manx cultural honour award 2022

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Submitted by Alastair Kneale on January 25, 2022 - 1:57pm

Media release from Culture Vannin:

Nigel Crowe receives the RBV cultural honour

21 January 2022

Edinburgh commemorates150 years since the death of Greyfriars Bobby

Submitted by Douglas MacQueen on January 19, 2022 - 12:04pm

Recently commemorations were held to mark 150 years since the death of Greyfriars Bobby. The story of the dog whose devotion became famous across the world. It is centred in Greyfriars Kirkyard the graveyard surrounding Greyfriars Kirk in the Scottish capital city of Edinburgh (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Èideann). Greyfriars takes its name from the Franciscan friary that was on the site, where the monks used to wear grey habits, and was dissolved in 1560. The churchyard was subsequently founded in August 1562.

Irish Government Aims To Make St Brigid's Day National Public Holiday from 2023

Submitted by Eibhlin O'Neill on January 16, 2022 - 8:14pm

The Irish Government is reported to be working on a proposal to establish a new bank holiday for St Brigid’s Day on 1 February. The St Brigid’s Day bank holiday is to be permanent and to take effect in 2023. Saint Brigid (Irish: Naomh Bríd) is one of Ireland's patron saints, along with St Patrick and St Colmcille and is the only woman patron saint. There has been a debate for many years on the origins of Brigid. She shares her name and a number of the same attributes as the Celtic goddess Brigid. There are many supernatural events, legends, and folk customs associated with her. 

Hoard of ancient 2,000 year old Celtic gold coins found in Brandenburg, Germany

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Submitted by Alastair Kneale on January 16, 2022 - 4:41pm

Discovered by a volunteer archaeologist in Brandenburg state in northeastern Germany. An ancient hoard of Celtic coins that were minted more than 2,000 years ago. The coins are curved  and are the first known Celtic gold treasure in Brandenburg. Wolfgang Herkt initially discovered some of the treasure near the village of Baitz in 2017 and reported it to the Brandenburg State Heritage Management and Archaeological State Museum (BLDAM). BLDAM archaeologists then uncovered more coins bringing the total hoard to a total of 41.

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