... become a memorial to the decision to permanently flood the Welsh village of Capel Celyn to create a reservoir for the English Liverpool ... early 1960s. At the time this decision increased support for Welsh nationalist organisations which has continued to have a major impact on ...
Alastair Kneale - Apr 29 2019 - 2:20pm
... (Manx Gaelic), Samhuinn (Scottish Gaelic) and Calan Gaeaf (Welsh). Entirely pagan in origin, Halloween was traditionally a time of ... Halloween by Myghal Map Serpren Nos Galan Gaeaf - Welsh Halloween by Gruffydd Davies Halloween poem by Robert Burns ...
Transceltic team - Jan 14 2018 - 4:37pm - 0 comments
St Dwynwen’s Day (Welsh: Dydd Santes Dwynwen) falls on 25th January every year. People all over Wales celebrate St Dwynwen's Day, the Welsh patron saint of lovers. St Dwynwen is the Welsh equivalent of St Valentine. Dwynwen - whose names translates to "she who ...
Mair Williams - Apr 1 2015 - 9:00pm - 0 comments
... in Language Dispute NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE Welsh language campaigners have reacted furiously to a decision by the National ... Easter and immediately attracted a storm of criticism from Welsh speakers on social media. The Garden’s explanation that it was ...
Myghal Map Serpren - Apr 21 2015 - 5:05pm - 0 comments
... Wledig, a civic group which gets it’s funding through the Welsh Government Rural Communities Development Programme which in turn is ... the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the Welsh Government. From the Cambrian News: “ Becws Islyn in Aberdaron ...
Emmett McIntyre - Aug 18 2016 - 5:05pm - 0 comments
... Formally Declared A National Minority Along With Scots, Welsh and Irish": The Government will announce on Thursday that the Cornish are joining the Scots, Welsh and Irish as official members of the UK’s Celtic minorities. The ...
Emmett McIntyre - Apr 24 2014 - 1:39am - 0 comments
... by some nesting seagulls and a news item in a local Welsh newspaper the Daily Post . About a local community hospital that had ...
Mair Williams - Mar 28 2015 - 2:07pm - 0 comments
... hill of Craig-y-dorth, is near to the village of Cwmcarvan (Welsh: Cwmcarfan) in Monmouthshire (Sir Fynwy) in south-east Wales. In this ... Owain Glyndŵr (c.1349-c.1416) was the leader of a Welsh revolt against English rule between 1400 and 1409. Years of attempts to ...
Mair Williams - Aug 21 2017 - 1:02pm
... away on 18 April 2020 also known as Tedi Millward, was a Welsh nationalist politician. Married to Silvia Hart, they had two ... He became active in Plaid Cymru. He jointly founded the Welsh Language Society (Cymdeithas yr Iaith) along with prominent Welsh ...
Kernow Matters to Us - Apr 29 2020 - 7:18pm
... organisers stated: “Sadly, this important part of Welsh and Irish history, although well-known in Ireland is little known in ... attended the events where they joined with members of the Welsh branch, met with local activists and partook in the parades in Y Bala and ...
Alastair Kneale - Oct 2 2016 - 3:40pm - 0 comments