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Manx Museum Queried About Removed Antiquities

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Submitted by Alastair Kneale on October 15, 2015 - 8:46pm

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE

The Celtic League have written to the Manx Museum and

National Trust asking what antiquities were removed from the Island in the period before the Trust was established and a Manx Museum was opened.

The League cite a specific example of an item removed as ‘treasure trove’ by the British Museum in the nineteenth century and ask if this and other antiquities removed to overseas institutions have been returned.

Kernow: Council Initiative To Promote Language Criticised

Submitted by Mair Williams on October 15, 2015 - 8:41pm

News From The Celtic League

Last week it was announced that Cornwall Council staff will be encouraged to use the Cornish language when engaging with the public, amid a torrent of criticism levied at the Council from the media in response to their initiative.

Below the General Secretary of the League, who is based in Cornwall, sets out why he thinks it is about time that the Council ‘upped their game’ in their support of the Cornish language.

When The UK Were Told Where To Go!

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Submitted by Alastair Kneale on October 15, 2015 - 8:35pm

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It seems at the moment the Manx government and politicians believe there is some mileage in sucking up to UK political parties. However Manx politicians once had a bit more spine – read on:

Our colleagues over on the Mec Vannin Facebook pages are carrying a brief piece on ‘Tory Boy’, Geoffrey Boot’s, utterances about getting up close and personal with his erstwhile chums in the UK Conservative Party. A link to the item is here;

Scotland's Bardic Crown Changes Hands - Pan Celtic Unity on Display

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Submitted by Emmett McIntyre on October 15, 2015 - 7:42pm

After a tenure that spanned 4 years concurrent with the strengthening revival of Celtic culture and the Gaelic tongue in his native Nova Scotia, Lewis MacKinnon has stepped down as the distinguished Bardic Crown of Scotland’s Royal National Mòd .  In October 2011, he was honoured as the first non-Scot Gaelic poet laureate.

Remembering Mona Douglas a Great Manxwoman

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Submitted by Alastair Kneale on October 11, 2015 - 4:52pm

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This year's Lorient Interceltique Festival, saw Manx bands Barrule, and the Ruth Keggin Band in first and second position in the coveted Trophée Loic Raison, topping off a special year for the Isle of Man at the annual festival in Brittany. Considerable credit for the continued success of Manx artists and performers goes to the legacy left by Mona Douglas.

All Three Celtic Nations Qualify For The Quarter-finals Of The Rugby World Cup 2015

Submitted by Douglas MacQueen on October 11, 2015 - 2:11pm

Congratulations to Scotland, Wales and Ireland who have qualified for the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup 2015. Scotland secured their qualification by beating Samoa 36-33 yesterday. Wales had already reached the quarter-final stage despite being beaten by Australia yesterday. Scotland now face Australia in the quarter-final on 18 October, with Wales against South Africa on 17 October. Ireland conclude the group stages of the tournament when they play France later today.

Cymru: HSBC Bans Customer In Welsh Sign Row

Submitted by Mair Williams on October 10, 2015 - 6:12pm

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE

HSBC are not living up to their reputation as the ‘world’s local bank’ according to renowned Welsh harpist Robin Huw Bowen.

Mr Bowen found himself barred from the Aberystwyth branch of the bank after he criticised the prominence given to the Welsh language on a sign at the entrance.

Mannin: Social Chaos Looms For Fantasy Island!

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Submitted by Alastair Kneale on October 10, 2015 - 6:01pm

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE

(A personal view from the Celtic League Director Of Information, Bernar Moffatt)

All in all it’s been a curious two weeks for people on the Isle of Man certainly if you follow what’s reported in the Manx media.

Archaeologists Find The Earliest Dated Evidence Of Human Activity In Scotland

Submitted by Douglas MacQueen on October 10, 2015 - 1:46pm

Aided by a herd of pigs foraging along the coastline of the Scottish island of Islay, Inner Hebrides, Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Ìle, Na h-Eileanan a-staigh, Alba), archaeologists from the University of Reading have found a set of Ice Age Mesolithic and Palaeolithic tools. The stone tools used for hunting, included scrapers used for cleaning skins and sharp points for hunting big game such as reindeer. The items date back 12,000 years, the earliest dated evidence of human activity in Scotland.

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