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1. Possible discovery of another Skara Brae like Neolithic settlement in Orkney

   ... a boar tooth, a cattle jawbone and a large decorated stone have also been discovered. A spokesman for the Archaeology Institute at ... at an alarming rate.” The large decorated stone discovered on the new site appears to be marked with a pair of incised ...

   Douglas MacQueen - Feb 12 2021 - 4:58pm

2. The 50th anniversary of 1968 Derry civil rights march commemorated this weekend

   ... The true nature of the British colony in  the north-east of Ireland was exposed to a worldwide audience. The attacks on the Northern Ireland civil rights movement before and subsequent to the march on 5th ...

   Eibhlin O'Neill - Oct 5 2018 - 1:37pm

3. Manx Celtic and Norse Cross on Cronk ny Arrey Laa

   ... would have been about 11,000 years ago. Small flint tools of stone or bone were used during this period some of which can be found in ... with settlements from this period of history. There are stone circles, carved Celtic and Norse crosses, buried Viking ships and ...

   Alastair Kneale - Jul 22 2021 - 3:27pm

4. King Orry's Grave - Megalithic Tomb in Isle of Man

   ... stones partially encloses a semi-circular forecourt and dry-stone walls, approximately 1.5 metres (5 ft) high in places, indicate the ... roofed with slabs, then buried beneath the cairn. The stone lying in front of the tomb entrance may once have been the lintel. The ...

   Alastair Kneale - Oct 12 2022 - 12:49pm

5. Europe's Oldest 3D Map from Bronze Age found in Brittany

   ... Bronze Age. The 2.2-metre by 1.53-metre (5ft by 6.5ft) stone known as the Saint-Bélec Slab, was actually first discovered in 1900 in ... BC). At the time, the slab formed one of the walls of a stone-cist, a small stone coffin-like box used to hold the bodies of the dead. ...

   Dominique Corolleur - Apr 8 2021 - 12:53pm

6. Demand For Irish Medium Education in Ulster - The Success Of The Irish Tongue In The News

   ... into a center of the Irish Language revival in Northern Ireland.  With an active Irish medium Primary School and Nursery, the continued success and growth of Irish in this area of Ireland is assured into the next generation.  Local organisations conduct fund ...

   Emmett McIntyre - Dec 30 2013 - 2:27am - 0 comments

7. Magnificent Celtic Cross Standing by St Adamnan's Church Isle of Man

   ... The church is dedicated to St Adamnan who was born in Ireland. Adomnán or Adamnán of Iona (c. 624 – 704), was an abbot of Iona ... other churchyards and churches house displays of ancient stone crosses found within the parishes of their origin.  Since the 5th ...

   Alastair Kneale - Nov 19 2020 - 3:51pm

8. Problems force shutdown of Wylfa nuclear power plant in Wales

   ... which is operational. These plants are just 150 miles from Ireland a nd pose dangers to Cornwall and Wales. At the same time the threat ...

   Alastair Kneale - Mar 10 2015 - 2:25pm - 0 comments

9. Kernow: Branch Seek Revamp of Glasney Commemoration

   ... engaged in the ceremonies held annually at the Glasney Stone. “Penryn Town Council Ground Floor, Saracen House Higher Market ... We write regarding the memorial service held at the Glasney Stone which coincides with Penryn Fair Day. A few of our members attended ...

   Myghal Map Serpren - Feb 9 2015 - 4:56pm - 0 comments

10. Strengthening ties between Irish and Manx Gaelic speaking communities

    ... of Man and the Lower Mourne Area of County Down in Northern Ireland was at the heart of a recent visit to the area by Adrian Cain, The Manx ... Ghaelgagh. Financed by the Colmcille programme in Ireland the two-day trip enabled Adrian and Aalin to visit Irish immersion ...

    Alastair Kneale - Mar 6 2020 - 5:28pm

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