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1. Fighting The Good Fight for Scots Gaelic - Champions in the Fight to Preserve Our Culture

   ... There are a number of Gaelic Organisations working across Scotland to develop and support the use of the Gaelic language and culture and ... Established as a public body by the Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005 which was commenced on 13th February 2006. The legislation ...

   Emmett McIntyre - Jun 7 2016 - 12:53am - 0 comments

2. Driving Licence Flag War Spreads

   ... be displayed on all new driving licences issued in England, Scotland and Wales. David Cameron well assuming the Scots and Welsh would ... on the North of Ireland. The first reaction was in Scotland where stick-over Saltire flags were applied despite threats from the ...

   Mair Williams - Feb 3 2016 - 9:06pm - 0 comments

3. Scottish National Hero William Wallace Brutally Killed On This Day In 1305

   ... military successes severely weakened the English grip on Scotland. William Wallace then launched raids into England but was beaten back. ... he was knighted and appointed the Guardian of the Kingdom of Scotland in the name of John Balliol, the deposed king of Scotland. Edward then ...

   Douglas MacQueen - Aug 23 2016 - 11:58pm - 0 comments

4. Ice: The great sculptor of the Scottish landscape

   Douglas MacQueen's blog The land area of Scotland is 30,414 square miles (78,770 km2), with the mainland of Scotland having 6,160 miles (9,910 km) of coastline. The physical features of ...

   Douglas MacQueen - Oct 27 2017 - 2:03pm

5. Ravens in Celtic and Norse Mythology

   ... festival of Up-Helley-Aa in the Shetland Islands of Scotland uses the image of a raven. Protection and Conservation ... legends in Celtic and Norse mythology that put the raven at centre stage. However, many other birds feature in the folklore of the Celts ...

   Alastair Kneale - Dec 12 2017 - 2:01am - 0 comments

6. The Rise And Fall of Mary, Queen Of Scots

   ... December 1542, Mary Stuart was the daughter of James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise. James V (10 April 1512 – 14 December 1542) was the son of King James IV of Scotland and Queen Margaret Tudor, a daughter of Henry VII of England. Mary ...

   Douglas MacQueen - Dec 14 2018 - 8:17pm - 0 comments

7. Huge Manx Presence at Lorient, but It Wasn’t Always So

   ... could be persuaded of the absolute necessity of a cultural centre in Mann”. Coincidentally a year earlier after returning from the ... the time is ripe for the establishment of a CULTURAL CENTRE within Mann…a place where visitors could go and see that Manks life ...

   Myghal Map Serpren - Jun 19 2015 - 4:09pm - 0 comments

8. Bright Future for Scots Gaelic - Stunning Reversal in Celtic Tongue's Prospects

   Emmett McIntyre's blog Scotland’s Bòrd na Gàidhlig has published the draft of the National Gaelic ... aims for ensuring that Gaelic has a secure future in Scotland. It indicates how government, local authorities, public bodies and ... to the situation in 2015 with close to 11,000 students in Scotland enrolled in full or part time GME classes. Bòrd na Gàidhlig’s ...

   Emmett McIntyre - Mar 23 2017 - 11:07pm

9. Magic and mystery of Ireland’s rivers

   ... Consequently Celtic legends place the natural world at centre stage. In such stories things in nature can possess a spirit and ... lake monsters. He is credited with spreading Christianity in Scotland and during this period came across the elusive Loch Ness Monster. He ...

   Eibhlin O'Neill - Aug 30 2018 - 4:05pm

10. Cornwall - The Polson Bridge occupation of Sunday 30th October, 2016

    ... that this is the ‘Boundary Commission for England’. In Scotland, there is a different Boundary Commission. In Cornwall, we are ruled ... England’s best efforts to sever them, danced in the centre and over the white lines, their magnificent Breton flag billowing ...

    Mair Williams - Oct 31 2016 - 9:24pm - 0 comments

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