21st Century British
From the website “Welsh Not British” the 2011 census on the island of Britain summed up in one easy graph.Continue Reading
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Majority Of People In Scotland Reject British Identity
Mixed news today for the Gaelic-speaking community of Scotland in the figures released from the 2011 Census of Scotland. AccordingContinue Reading
In The Footsteps Of Anne
A quick word about the book “In the Footsteps of Anne”, a compendium of stories drawn from the experiences ofContinue Reading
The English Disease, Or Anti-Gaelic Racism
Today saw the opening in Edinburgh of Bun-sgoil Taobh na Pàirce, a new Scottish-medium primary school, in yet another signContinue Reading
A Protestant Land For A Protestant People
Peter Robinson, the joint first minister of the regional government in the north-east of Ireland, the leader of the DUP,Continue Reading
A Return To London Rule Through A No Vote?
There is a general view abroad in Scotland that a “no” vote in the upcoming referendum on Scottish independence wouldContinue Reading
Redesigned Slate – The Web Equivalent Of Spaghetti Junction
Good god, has anyone else seen the redesigned “slate.com”? What a sprawling, over-crafted mess. Any website that all butContinue Reading
Get Up, Stand Up, Stand Up For Your Right
Great article on the Irish news and current affairs website An Tuairisceoir recounting the adventures of the American-domiciled blogger “ancroíait”Continue Reading
Albain Go Brách! Alba Gu Bràth!
A belated congratulations to all my friends, readers and fellow Celtic nationalists in Scotland on what was by all accountsContinue Reading
Tower Of Strength, The Mission
One of my favourite songs from the early 1990s is The Mission’s “Tower of Strength”, a drum and guitar heavyContinue Reading
JRR Tolkien, The Hobbit And An Sionnach Fionn
The 2013 issue of Tolkien Studies, an academic journal dedicated to the works of the English Fantasy author J.R.R. Tolkien,Continue Reading
The Racist Republic Of Ireland
Ah, ‘tis good to see that Anglophone racism continues to thrive in contemporary Ireland. Where would we be without ourContinue Reading
Ireland’s Economy Or The Story Of The Lying Liars Who Lied
Ireland is officially out of its economic recession. Well, that is the somewhat tendentious claim made by the majority ofContinue Reading
Off To Dublin In The Green
For the first time in a long time Ireland’s news media have actually acknowledged that the streets of our nationalContinue Reading
Stair Rúnda – Revolutionary Struggle
As always the Dublin history and culture blog Come Here To Me presents a fascinating if rarely discussed part ofContinue Reading
The Fatal Strain: Cultism
I’ve always been interested in clandestine military, political or religious groups, be they revolutionary movements, secret societies or arcane cults.Continue Reading
The Catalan Way – The View From The Baltics
An opinion piece from Lithuania on the Baltic-inspired background story to the recent “human chain” or Catalan Way formed byContinue Reading
The 1969 Truthers
A few weeks ago the odious Oirish newspaper columnist Ian O’Doherty wrote an article lamenting the fact that not enoughContinue Reading
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New Monument Discovered At Brú Na Bóinne
Ireland’s Brú na Bóinne (“Palace of the Bóinn”) is generally regarded as holding north-western Europe’s greatest concentration of intact prehistoric monuments withContinue Reading
France Says No – Again!
Once again the political establishment in France has shown its opposition to any recognition of the cultural rights of theContinue Reading
Wikipedia, Where The Fantasists Go To Play
Go to the Wikipedia entry titled “Waffen-SS foreign volunteers and conscripts” and you will learn that the Waffen SS, theContinue Reading
The Catalans Lead The Way!
The resurgent strength of Catalan nationalism is a political phenomenon that has taken the peoples of the Iberian Peninsula andContinue Reading
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