Not Merely Free But Gaelic 1916-2016
In August of 1915, Patrick H. Pearse, future president and commander-in-chief of the Provisional Government and Army of the IrishContinue Reading
Category: The Irish Language – An Ghaeilge
The John Redmond Banner And Ireland’s 35,000 Dead
A quick update on the divisive 1916-2016 centenary banner erected by Dublin city council at the prominent Bank of Ireland building in College GreenContinue Reading
Irish And Celtic Origins In The Late Bronze Age
At the end of last year I discussed the publication of a research paper analysing the ancient DNA remains of a number of individuals whoContinue Reading
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Rowling’s History Of Magic In North America Is Not Magical To Native Peoples
Some of you may be aware of yesterday’s launch of “History of Magic in North America”, an expansion of theContinue Reading
TG4 Documentary, “Sheehy-Skeffington: Pacifist”
On Tuesday March 8th, at 9:30 pm, TG4 will be broadcasting a documentary on Francis Sheehy-Skeffington, one of the forgotten figures of theContinue Reading
An Elvish Alphabet Is Not A Gaelic Alphabet
From a report on the position of the Scottish Gaelic language in Nova Scotia, published by the Metro News CanadaContinue Reading
No Irish Please, We’re Fine Gael And Labour
In former times the British-born journalist and occasional Confederate-apologist, Kevin Myers, regularly used his newspaper column to discuss his race theory ofContinue Reading
The Party Leaders Dodge TG4’s Irish Language Debate In #GE16
Well this announcement is indicative of the current status of the Irish language in Ireland. The planned, televised leaders’ debate on TG4 seems to haveContinue Reading
White Protestants Protest The Spanish Language In Arizona
A letter from today’s edition of the Newsletter, a regional newspaper in Arizona: “I have received a number of complaints fromContinue Reading
Sinn Féin’s Manifesto Promises On Irish Rights
Sinn Féin has launched its bilingual 2016 election manifesto, to predictable scepticism from the right-wing press, and I’m sure most ofContinue Reading
Ghetto Irish
Seán Cottrell, the chief executive of the Irish Primary Principals’ Network, in an opinion piece for the Irish Times newspaperContinue Reading
Facebook’s Opportunist Defence Of Non-English Languages
Given the relative antipathy or indifference of most major internet corporations to global minority languages, or indeed to any languages other than American English,Continue Reading
The Gaelic-Haters Of Britain Are At It Again
Well, it’s been a busy week for those who despise the Scottish Gaelic language and the communities which speak it. From attack-stories on government supportContinue Reading
Antipathy To The Irish Language Is A Legacy Of Colonialism
Irish is the indigenous language of the island nation of Ireland and has held that unique position for at least theContinue Reading
More On The Artist Seaghán Mac Cathmhaoil Or John P. Campbell
My post yesterday on an eyewitness account of the Easter Rising of 1916, published some three months after the insurrection by the NewContinue Reading
The Renua Election Manifesto, Light On The Taxes, Lighter On The Irish
Renua, the right-wing “1% party”, launched its seventy-six page 2016 election manifesto yesterday under the stewardship of its leader, the conservative media darling,Continue Reading
The Irish Language In Montréal
There’s a surprisingly lengthy article in the Montréal Gazette newspaper by feature writer, Kate Sheridan, on the growing number of Irish-speakers andContinue Reading
Majority Of Irish DNA May Have Originated In The Middle East And Eastern Europe
I’m sure some of you may have seen the recent flurry of articles in the national and international press highlightingContinue Reading
English Only, In Beirut’s American Restaurant
In relation to my recent posts on the discrimination faced by Irish- and Welsh-speakers in their respective nations, where intolerance of theContinue Reading
The Celtic Language Insurgents
Predictably enough, following the successful intimidation of a small community council in the majority Welsh-speaking village of Cynwyd by English language lobbyists, weContinue Reading
Irish Folk Band, Lynched
I’ve been meaning to write something about the ridiculously talented Irish folk group, Lynched, for some time; fortunately Britain’s GuardianContinue Reading
Begging For Permission To Be Irish In Ireland
The majority of the population of the island of Ireland can only be Irish when the minority of the population who do not regardContinue Reading
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