Celtic Europe, Battling Bigotry From Left And Right
There is an influential theory held by an extremist minority on the Far Left of European politics which opposes aContinue Reading
Tag: The Celts
German Music Festival Bans Gaelic-Punk Group?
Some surprising news from Scotland’s well-known anarcho-punk band Oi Polloi, a bilingual group who produce songs with both English andContinue Reading
Second-Class Service For Second-Class Citizens
Given the news yesterday about a group of young people from Ireland being subject to racial abuse by a taxiContinue Reading
Viva La Revolución!
Rarely have I agreed with an article more than this opinion piece by Tom Law featured on the Sabotage TimesContinue Reading
Lá An Dreoilín Shona Daoibh Go Léir!
Happy hunting to all those who join the Lucht an Dreoilín today.
Wolfing Around
Given the importance of wolves in the traditions of the Indo-European peoples as far back as one can go intoContinue Reading
Oíche Shamhna Shona Daoibh
A pale yellow sun has sunk below the grey horizon here in Baile Átha Cliath and the Feis Shamhna isContinue Reading
Gaels United
From “Driving A Wedge Within Gaeldom”, an article on the post-Medieval history of Ireland and Scotland featured in the magazineContinue Reading
Struggling With The Language
Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg, the progressive language rights’ organisation in Wales, has proposed a radical shift in the teaching ofContinue Reading
The Homeland Of The Celts, Where The Celts Have Always Been
For the last century and more historians have believed that the homeland of the Celtic-speaking peoples lay in central Europe and from thereContinue Reading
Language Wars In Wales
Here we go again. The obsessive Anglophone supremacism of the right-wing news media in Britain is becoming something of aContinue Reading
Some New Arrivals
In recent months I have been somewhat remiss in posting no new book reviews on An Sionnach Fionn. This isContinue Reading
A Double-Win For Wales In The Vale Of Glamorgan
As normal in the first week of August (and Lúghnasa didn’t pass unnoticed, either, despite my crazy work commitments) a big welcome for the returnContinue Reading
The French Elections 2012 – The Breton Connection
The Agence Bretagne Presse carries the results of the first round of votes to the French parliament from Brittany (in French, of course). NationalistContinue Reading
#AngloFail
Two disheartening news items from Celtic Britain, one from Cornwall and one from Wales, both making the headlines. In Cornwall,Continue Reading
People Not Pots?
For all you hardcore historian-types out there an interesting article from Discover Magazine on the “pots-not-people” paradigm that dominated archaeological studies from the 1970s onward but nowContinue Reading
Wales, Scotland And Manifestations Of Greater England
Wales Online is reporting on what some critics are claiming was an attempt by a local branch of the BritishContinue Reading
Brittany And Europe’s “Rogue State” – France
France prides itself on being a nation that embodies the principles of democracy and freedom with a republic born throughContinue Reading
Leanne Wood And A Brave New World For Plaid Cymru
Very positive news for the Welsh nationalist party Plaid Cymru, and in my opinion for Wales too, as Leanne Wood has been elected to the leadershipContinue Reading
Mebyon Kernow – The Party For Cornwall
Mebyon Kernow, the Party for Cornwall, is currently engaged on a drive to recruit more members and activists following renewed interest in the Cornish nationalist movement.Continue Reading
Lá Fhéile Bríde Shona Daoibh!
Its the first of February and the first day of Spring in the Irish calendar so happy Lá Fhéile Bríde to you all. Or as someContinue Reading
Plaid Cymru On The Up
Plaid Cymru has reported a 23% increase in membership over the last four months as the party’s leadership contest hasContinue Reading
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