Celtic Recipes

Why Tryweryn Matters To The Other Celtic Coutries

Submitted by Mair Williams on October 18, 2015 - 8:05pm

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“It happened in Wales but it could have happened anywhere that suited the expediency of the British State. The nationals of the Celtic countries were aborigines to be ignored or used!”

Tryweryn and what happened there should matter to all the Celtic countries because it is symptomatic of the contempt which the Westminster government had at the time for the Celtic Nations in the 1950s and 60s.

They were places to be used and places to dump things that you did not want in your own backyard.

Tryweryn Remembered As Hundreds Attend Rally

Submitted by Mair Williams on October 18, 2015 - 7:51pm

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Ten years ago Liverpool was told ‘they can keep their apology’ - today the decision to flood the Tryweryn valley is still as controversial!

It is still an emotive issue is Wales and you can still see signs today in parts of North and mid Wales reminding Welsh people of the sense of outrage felt when the Welsh speaking community in the Tryweryn Valley was submerged to provide a reservoir to service Merseyside

Formal Minority Status For Cornwall

Submitted by Mair Williams on October 17, 2015 - 4:36pm

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The status of Cornish people as a National Minority has been recognised formally by the United Kingdom. See this link for a statement from the Department of Communities and Local Government:

https://www.gov.uk/…/cornish-granted-minority-status-within…

Also link here for an interview with the BBC given by Loveday Jenkin, deputy leader of Mebyon Kernow the Cornish nationalist party:

Cymru: Destruction Of Capel Celyn One Of ‘Darkest’ Days In Welsh History

Submitted by Mair Williams on October 17, 2015 - 4:29pm

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The Wales Minister, Alun Cairns has said the flooding of a Welsh Valley in Gwynedd to provide drinking water for Liverpool was "a shameful chapter in Welsh history".

The village Capel Celyn, one of the last Welsh only speaking communities, was flooded 50 years ago to create the Tryweryn reservoir and Cairns said it marked "some of the darkest and some of the most regrettable days in modern Welsh history".

A dozen houses and farms were submerged and 48 people dispossessed.

Language Rights Charter: France In The ‘Naughty Corner’ With Russia!

Submitted by Dominique Corolleur on October 17, 2015 - 4:24pm

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The decision by the French Senate to once again refuse to ratify the European Charter for Regional and Minority Languages once again brings the Charter designed to protect the linguistic and cultural rights of minorities in Nation States into focus.

Link here to Eurolang who call the French senate’s decision a breathtaking disgrace:

https://m.facebook.com/story.php…

Dr. Jenny Butler Narrates the Award Winning Film - Spiorad na Samhna (Spirit of Samhan)

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Submitted by Emmett McIntyre on October 16, 2015 - 3:17pm

Dr. Jenny Butler, a folklorist based at University College Cork's Folklore and Ethnology Department with a PhD thesis on the topic of Irish Neo-Paganism, has narrated an award winning documentary on the origins of Halloween. Dr Butler’s principal interests are in the areas of mythology, belief narratives, folk religion, ritual and festival. A member of The Irish Society for the Academic Study of Religions (ISASR), she has numerous articles to her credit. Dr Butler is currently working on a book about Irish contemporary Paganism. A friend and contributor to Transceltic, we congratulate Dr.

Isle of Man: Manx Performers Head for New Festival Venue in Cornwall

Submitted by Valerie Caine on October 15, 2015 - 11:27pm

With stunning, panoramic views of the coastline and a rich cultural heritage, the seaside resort of Newquay will be the new venue for Cornwall's annual Celtic festival, Lowender Peran, which attracts a number of visitors and performers from the Isle of Man.

The festival is a registered charity, set up to encourage recognition of both Cornwall's heritage and its Celtic links, but also for people in the locality to recognise and value their own roots and identity.

Scotland: Setback For Gaelic Centre Plan

Submitted by Douglas MacQueen on October 15, 2015 - 9:08pm

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The plans to establish a major centre for Gaelic music, culture and heritage in South Uist have suffered a major funding setback after a funding request to the Big Lottery Fund.

The arts group Ceolas were hoping to establish the £12m centre, in Daliburgh to provide year-round education and performances in music, song and dance, as well as other aspects of Gaelic culture and heritage.

Manx National Heritage: Swift And Refrshingly Explicit Reply

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Submitted by Alastair Kneale on October 15, 2015 - 8:51pm

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Our query about the removal of antiquities to other institutions prior to the establishment of the Manx Museum in 1922 has brought a swift and refreshingly explicit (interim) response from Museum Director Edmund Southworth (picture).

We had asked about an item removed at Treasure Trove in the 19th Century and asked if this and other items were subsequently recovered.

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