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ALBA: C O M A N N Breizh CEILTEACH • BREIZH: KEVRE KELTIEK • CYMRU: UNDEB • É V w S CELTAIDD • ÉIRE: CONRADH CEILTEACH • ? KERNOW: KESUNYANS KELTEK • MANNIN: 1 ^ * 0 CELTIC IEAGUE COMMEEYS CELTIAGH a' Ghaidhlig Mhanainneach. D li fliosgail an Riadhaltas Manainneach ( ‘s e Fo Chrun Shasunnach a tha ann) sgoil Ghaidhlig Mhanainneach coltach ris an aon sgoil « i A lb o Ghaidhlig a ilia againn... an tc ann an Glaschu. Dh'fhosgail iad an sgoil seo sa bhaile beag Ballaeotlier faisg iir priomh- bhaile an Eilean... .Dubhghlas. "An uiridh." sgriobh Michael Russell choir, "rinn mi mo dhieheal Achd ur an A’ Phortagail, an t-Eilean Fhoghlaim Albannach a leasaehadh. Bhiodh sin a' toirt ceartas do pharantan air son tea­ gasg fhaighinn air son na cloinne aca ire mheadhan na Gitidhlig ma hhios an aireamh Mhanainneach agus ar canain fhreagarrach. "Iongantach ri radh. sa Pharlamaid againn dei rinn na partaidhean eilc uch rinn iad bhb- A ir a' mhór chuid 's ami (ha Alba cho mór robh feileadh-beag orni "Radi larsaing air a' tadh an aghaidh a' bhile! Carson? Chan eil ris a' Phortagail a' thaobh feurainn. A di. phàirc oirnn agus chi sibh an Eaglais fhios againn. bhon a gheall na Lib-Demich bhon nudi rubli Fuudach nan Gaidbeali aims Albannach!" arsa ise. agus na Laboraich gum bhiodh iad math agus a' Phortagail tha deich inilleaii neuch a' Cui fhìrinneach. bha eaglais nach robh ro tialaidh do ar canain. Chi sinn na geallaid- fuireach san dùthaich sin. ach an seo chan oil mhór an sin agus sgrìobhte ann an iarann, hean aca siia gairmean fliollaiseach, no ach cóig millean ann an Alba. "Eaglais Albannach" sa Bheurla. A d i bha manefesto, aca aig am an Taghatih Mhoir no rim iri Poi Scott gun robh Alba mar gnn gacli sunas aii a' hhord sa Phortagaileis;. General Election." robh i aims an aon leabaibh le ailbhean (de­ nocini sinn gun do dh'fhalbh na h- Feumaidh sinn na geallaidhean sin a thoirt pilano... Se sin ri rcdh Sasainn. bho a tha ì Albannaich iomadach hliailhna air ais. Ach -11 gu buil, Feumaidh sinn a bhidh sabaideadh sa cho mór is cho laidir. Mata, bn choir dhuinn chunnaic sinn gum biodh seirhheis ann air Pharlamaid Albannach agus air feadh na h- ginn bheil a' Phortagail aims an aon seòrsti Diardaoin feasgar. bhon a bha a' Chaisg a’ Alba gun stad. gus am bi a h-uile sgoil air leabaidh còmlila ris an Spaimi. dlùthachadh oirnn. feadh Alba a teagasg ire na Guidhlig. 0 cliioim ghoirid. aims a' bhaile Cascais. a An deidh na seirbliis thuirt ani ministear. 0 chionn ghoirid. rannsaich an t-A rd tha ri taobh na niara, mu Huchead mile à "A li. chi mi ginn bheil Albannaich nar Ollanih Die Maclain. Oilthigh Sruibhle. a h- Lisbon, chunnaic simi taisbeanadh sa phairc measg. Bithidh difir mor an t-seirbiieis seo sa uile euspair sna bhun-sgoilteaji far an robh far an robli gach leabhar a bhiodh c leach le­ Phortagaileis an aile Bearla." teagasg gu tur sa Ghaidhlig agus dearbh e sna sgoiltean o clieann gu ceann na Portagail. "Tha sinne a' dol chini an l-seirbheis gun robh iad a' deananih fada nas fhearr na Cm nadarrach. bha ludid leagaisg air gach Ghàidhlig. a' chanain Albannach. ann an ail fheadhainn far an robh teagasg ire Beurla. taobh. mar sheilleanan timcheall air poii- Eaglais nani Manach Liath. DunEideann!" bhon a bha arcanain a’ brosnachadh an ean- mheala. Ihreagair sinn. chainn aca. 1 hachair sum air imiaoi-teagaisg mu leth Thàinig Di-Domhnaich agus dh'iari Chuala sinn ceist. De mu dheiJhinn paran- chiad bliadlma a dh’aois. Bhon a bha mo eildear oirnn. sa Bheurla. un eeann-teagaisg tan aig nach eil facal Ghaidhlig agus iadsan fhcileadh-beag orín, thuig i gu grad gun robh sa Ghàidhlig. durachdaeh a' chlann aca a chuideachadh? mi nani Albannach. "Chu bhiodh neaeh gar tuigsinn ach a’ Mata, dh'fboillsich Roinn an Fhoghlaim Is e lath mo . ihroin nacli d'thug Bonnie bhean againn," thuirt sinn. DunEideannach da leabhar aig coig not aig Prince Charlie ' Am Prionnsa) buaidli air na “ Coma leat. an leugh sibh an eeann-tea­ gach aon. 'S e sin... “ A chiad latha” agus am Sasunnaich. Ràinig e Derby cho làisg ri gaisg anns a' chànain Albannach, mas e bhur fear eile “ Latha trang“ . Fon Wendy Laird air Lunnain... mi shealhhach... direach ini- toil e. Leughaidh neach e sa Phortagaileis as (0131) 469-3328 no WWW shealbhach.” tuirt i. bhur deidh." [email protected] agus ma "Chan e. "arsa an sgriobhadair. "bha e gun Chord ar cànain, Ghàidhlig, ris a' bhios tu air lorg fiosrachadh mu thimeheal fheum... mi-chomusach. direach mi - chomhthional anabarrach math ged nach do teagasg tre na Gaidhlig ann an DunEideann. chomasach!” thuig iud facal dhith idir. fdn Norma Martin air (0131 ) 469-3307. “Mi-shealbhach... nii-sliealbhach." arsa “Bu chòir dhuinn a bhi taingeii." arsa am Chan eil na Portagailich a' teagasg ach tre ¡se."Mata." fhreagair sinn. "bhiodh Alba cho pears'eaglais. ' “ s urrainn dhuinn Portagaileis na Potagaileis sna sgoiltean aca... eadhon saor ris a" Phortagail nan robh e air stad aig bruidhinn. faieinn. eisdeachd. leughadh anns Derby.agus bhiodh ar cànain cho iìiidir ri gach àite agus TV is raidio anns ar canain fad nuair a tha iad ag ionnsachadh Beurla. Portagaileis an diugh." an lutila. Chan eil an fheadhain a' bruidhinn Fagaidh sinn Michael Russell coir leis an fhaeal deireannach.... Feumaidh na h- “ Co-dhiii. cha robh uch aon ard-sgoil air na canain Albannach cho fortanach idir. 'S Albannaich comrag fada nas cruaidh air son feadh Lisbon uile gu leir far an robh iad a" fheudar dhuinn a bhith taingeii don leagaisg ire Portagaileis nuair a fliair sinn ar Tighearna." cothrom Gitidhlig ionnsachadh' saorsa air ais. Direach air an latini sin. bha Gun teagamh, chaidh teagasg air feadh na Gilleasbuig MacMhuirichCillt-ashuig gach sgoil eile a' teagasg tre Spainnis. oir Portagail tre na Portagaileis agus cumaidh an Lachlainn '¡lleasbuig bha sinn air ar ceann sac luid h leis an Spaimi. ” Riaghaltas tuie ris a' chànain aige gu dùrach- arsa ise. daeh. SUMMARY "Dìreach mar a tha Alba ceannsaichte le Ach. tha difir mór mór eadar teagasg anns Much o f this discussion is taken up with Sasunn agus a' chànain Shasunnach aca.” a' Phortagail is an riaghaltas Portagaileach anecdotes about experiences on the m ain­ fhreagair sitili. agus staiti na cànain Albannach againn filili land of Portugal and its offshore island rtf Bliadlma no lillà an deidh sin. bha sinn is an riaghaltas Albannach againn. Madeira. There is news front the Isle of Man. amis an edemi Portagaileach d'ani b'ainm Sgrìobh Michael Russell, fear-labhairt followed by an update o f our language. Madeira, sa phrìomh-bhaile Funchal, san SNP a thaobh an fhoghlaim. sa phuipear. Thereafter the much respected Micael Avenue Arriaga, oir bha sinn air lorg na h- ‘‘Ali t-Albannach" (12.9.01).... Bha meas Russell. SNP spokesman on education, tells oifis-turaschd. An deidh iliìosrachadh mor aige air an Eilean Mhanainneach. o f Ills experiences in the Scottish Parliament, fhaighinn, chunnaic am hoireannach gun Gedcho beag’s a iha e. tha e a' cùmail tuie ris where he found, to his dismay, that the three Gaelic in the M a ss M e d ia Scottish Executive “Murdering Gaelic” Broadcasting The BBC Alba website is particularly compre­ hensive, containing information online The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Gaelic broadcasting, unlike Gaelic educa­ Gaelic radio, a news website, bulletin boards, and Sport, Mike Watson MSP who tion, seems to be on the verge of a major programme listings, children's pages and a also has responsibility for Gaelic has expansion at present. Following the recom­ Gaelic learners course. A number of websites revealed that the Scottish Executive mendations of two Government funded are also operated by the Gaelic agencies. The have no plans to legislate for Gaelic reports on Gaelic television, the Scottish largest and most significant of these sites or to significantly expand funding for Executive and UK Government are giving are operated by Cli - the New Gaels the language. serious consideration to their recommenda­ (www.cli.org.uk), the national Gaelic In an interview with the Scotsman tion that a digital Gaelic television channel resource centre An Storlann (www.stor- newspaper, Watson said “I see be established. At present Gaelic television iann.eo.uk) and the Gaelic books' council Gaelic at the very heart of Scottish programmes are shown on the BBC and on (www.gaelicbooks.net). The definitive Gaelic culture" (Scotsman 20/2/01). In the the Scottish and Grampian I TV companies is that o f Sabhal Mor Ostaig same interview, however, the minister but are often relegated to poor time-slots (www.smo.uhi.ac.uk), the Gaelic medium ruled out the possibility of a Gaelic where few people can see them. college on Skye. Sabhal Mbr's website is the language act or of the implementation Gaelic radio has seen significant expansion oldest Gaelic website and contains a great of most of the key recommendations in recent times. The national Gaelic radio deal of information about all things Gaelic of the Scottish Executive commis­ station BBC Radio nan Gaidheal (RnG) has and minority language related with exten­ sioned ‘‘Revitalising Gaelic" docu­ recently been given a comprehensive web­ sive collection of links. ment (the Macpherson report - Cam site and can also be listened to the internet. Progress aside; there are still significant 112). RnG is currently available in most o f the gaps in Gaelic Internet presence. One partic­ The recommendations that Gaelic Highlands, in the central belt and in ularly obvious example of this is the Scottish (non broadcasting related) funding be Aberdeen. Transmitter work to take place in Executive (www.scotland.gov.uk), which at increased to £10M per annum has 2002 will extend provision to Dundee, low­ present contains no Gaelic at all. been dismissed as has the recom­ land Perthshire and to reception black spots mendation that a department with in the Highlands and Islands. Further future Newspapers responsibility for Gaelic affairs should be established within the Scottish phases of Radio nan Gaidheal expansion will Gaelic has a very low profile as far as the Executive. see more areas of the country receiving national newspapers are concerned. With This news has dismayed Gaelic Gaelic radio. It is unclear, however, when the exception of a twice-weekly column in activists. John Alick Macpherson, this will happen and whether the BBC will the Scotsman (a broadsheet paper with author of the Macpherson report has ever make RnG available throughout the national circulation) and a weekly column in country. accused the Scottish Executive of the Highland edition of the Press and “murdering Gaelic” (Radio nan During 2001 Radio nan Gaidheal has journal (a broadsheet serving northern increased the number of hours broadcast per Gaidheal 21/02/02). He has called Scotland), there are no Gaelic columns in upon Gaelic speakers to mount the day and introduced some new and more any national dailies. There is no Gaelic pres­ strongest ever Gaelic campaign to modern programmes intended to appeal to ence in any Sunday paper at present. A ensure progress for the language. youth. Growth aside, however, there are still range of (mainly weekly) Highland newspa­ serious gaps in Radio nan Gaidheal provision pers such as the West Highland Free Press, Brude mac Maelcon with no Gaelic broadcasts between mid-day Oban Times, Ross-Shire Journal and the and five pm, in the early evening or after Inverness Courier carry Gaelic columns as 10.30pm. Activists continue the campaign does the monthly nationalist newspaper the for a 24 hour radio station which is available Scots Independent. Bug Sweep of nationally. There is currently only one Gaelic newspa­ per, the monthly An Gaidheal Ur. Despite New Scottish The Internet being the only all-Gaelic paper, and despite The internet has seen major expansion in a range o f high-quality columnists, An P arliam en t Gaidheal Ur is not greatly loved amongst Gaelic provision in the last year. The most Security services, MI5 carried out a significant additions to the Gaelic Internet Gaelic activists due to its pro- Government/pro-Labour editorial stance on search of the new Scottish parliament presence in recent times have been the building tor bugging devices and Gaelic issues and to its mainly western isles Gaelic section of the Scottish Parliament bombs under floors and behind walls. focus in news stories. website (www.scottish.parliament.uk) and Surveillance experts carried out the the BBC Alba website (www.bbc.co.uk/alba). Brude mac Maelcon security sweep during construction of the building in a bid to reassure MSPs they can work without fear their con­ A’ Phortagail- continued versations will be listened to. MI5 has other pitrtics bloc ked nil support fo r parents the / ness ... two recommended hooks from also demanded strengthened win­ to haw the right to choose Gaidhlig ax the the Edinburgh publishers lirrltnn dows and window frames to ensure language o f teaching for their children. The 'Eighteenth Century GTiiilhlig Poetry' edited any terrorist attack would result in way in which Labour and the LibDems by Koniild Blin k. There is a translation for minimal loss of life. A senior parliament official con­ ganged up with Tories was particularly dis­ em it poem parallel to the original and a wist firmed that these strict anti-terrorist tressing, as hotli these /Janies betrayed their amount i f explanatory notes. The other ts a measures could impact on the Dictionary by Angus Willson, an English- election manifestos on the snip eel. As he already soaring price of the building, said, 'Scots w ill have to fight far harder to Gaelic one designed to take fluent speakers presently estimated to cost £280m. gel the right t o learn Gaidlllig.'P.S. Hot o f ! to the level o f native speakers. Talking Independence Cam paign NAACLT Establishes

London does not owe Scotland a living, was the message New Celtic Language from SNP Leader. Mr. John Swinney MSP. as he made a radical eall for the end o f Scotland's culture of political Book Prize for dependency. M r Swinney was speaking in front of an audi­ ence of representatives from over 100 leading organisations Children’s Books from business, trade unions, charities and the voluntary sec­ On behalf of the North American tor as part o f the SNP's Talking Independence Campaign. Association for Celtic Language Teachers In his speech, M r Swinney said: (NAACLT), I am pleased to announce the 'I am calling for an end to the dependency culture of establishment of the Clann Ur book Scottish politics. We must stop waiting for others to make award, an annual prize for a children’s decisions - and Then merely mounting protest campaigns book in any of the six Celtic languages. when those decisions turn out to be disastrous. The politics The winning book will be noted on our o f grievance w ill not deliver the kind o f Scotland we all website (www.naaclt.org) and reviewed In want. our journal (JournoI o f Celtic Language Admittedly, valuable campaigns have been fought against Learning)-, all entries will be mentioned in the poll tax. against the privatisation o f our railways, against Mr. John Swinney the NAACLT newsletter, and, space per­ the destruction o f our manufacturing and others. MSP. SNP Leader mitting, brief notes will be included. The Some of these campaigns have been successful, some have website feature can be linked directly to not. But none o f them would have been necessary if Scotland, rather than Westminster, had the sites of the winning publisher, writer, been in control. Instead of protesting we could and should have been making policy. and illustrator, if desired. In addition, the My message to the SNP and to the Scottish people is clear: London does not owe us a liv ­ winning publisher will receive gold stick­ ing. The responsibility for delivering the best Scotland possible is a responsibility that lies ers that can be placed on copies of the with Scots and we should have the tools to take on that task. That is why we are Talking book; inspired by those for the Caldecott Independence and that is why only independence w ill deliver the best Scotland possible. and Newbery prizes or the Aesop prize of the American Folklore Society. We hope that this publicity for your books will help promote North American awareness of Alex Salmond to Return to the Celtic languages and encourage the use of your books in Celtic language pro­ Scottish Parliament grams here. Our immediate project concerns picture Alex Salmond has confirmed his plans to books and fiction or non-fiction books return io the Scottish parliament. According for younger readers (under 9 years old). to an article in The Scotsman Salmond will Our emphasis is on original works in the return in 2007. However, some SNP/ MSPs Celtic languages. Translations from one believe Salmond would be back in Holyrood Celtic language to another are eligible. much earlier than 2007. Bilingual books with one Celtic language While some party sources have welcomed and one non-Celtic language are eligible the move an. 1 hopes that a return by if both versions appear for the first time Salmond will revitalise the party, the party’s In one volume and the no-n-Celtic version MSPs have divided opinions. One MSP said, has not appeared separately. In the future ‘Some way will be found .o bring him back. we may establish other categories for Whether you agree with everything Alex did older children, young adults, and transla­ or said within the party, there is no doubt tions from non-Celtic languages, or that he is one of the greatest political talents broaden the categories. Self-published to have been in Scottish politics in the past works are eligible provided they are pro­ 40 years. We are missing him. Many of us fessionally produced; Children's text­ who didn’t always see eye to with him want books are not eligible for submission. Alex Salmond him back.' Books may either be intended primarily An SNP spokesman said; 'It is wrong to for native-speaking children or for learn­ see this as a signal Alex will challenge John ers. The eligible languages are Breton, for the party leadership.' Cornish, Irish, Manx, Scottish Gaelic, and In April, Scotland on Sunday revealed that g é W J ig Welsh; books in any dialect, register, or Sir Sean Connery, the actor and the SNP’s canari nàiseanta - a national tongue variety of the language are eligible as long as they are understandable by their most famous backer, had insisted that his CLi gus: £50,000 per year cash donations to the • ionnsactadii is «bhe nàiseanta na Gàidhlç a bnrosnactiadh intended audience and useful to readers, • tosrachadfi air GàWhtig is cùisean Gàdhhg a sodoieaefli party could not be spent without approval • beachd kjdid kwmsachaldh is luchd laWiain netxJhualchasach na teachers, speakers or students of Celtic GàkJNig a ch ir an cèi* from Salmond. languages in North America. Alex Salmond said, 'John Swinney knows For further information contact: about my wish to return and fully supports • promote me learning and national status o f Gael* Roslyn Blyn-LaDrew. Ph.D. President, it. It was decided last year when I went to • disseminate «formation on Gaelic and Gaelic affars • act as me voice o f Gaelic learners and raon-tradidoaat speakers North American Association for Celtic Westminster to help the SNP group. I am a Language Teachers, Chair, NAACLT Celtic strong supporter of John Swinney’s leader­ mention C Jsvand get a FREE bilingual magazine & details of all learning materials, dasses & courses Children’s Book Prize Committee, - wherever you are ship so any suggestion that I would be a Lecturer, Irish Gaelic, University of threat is ludicrous.' CU, 62 Ard Shraid, Inbhir Ghordain IV 18 ODH, Alba Pennsylvania. www.gaelKi.net/di d [email protected] +44 <0) 1349 854848 Ma vez 75% a anvioù-lec'h gouezelek e chorn avat kalz anvioù-lec'h a orin hen- norvegek evcl anv parlamant Encz-Vanav "Tynvaal" deuet diwar "Tiling-Vôllr" hag a dalv "Tachenn ar Breujoù", ha c'hoazh "Laksaa" evit "Stêr an Eog" eus “lax” an eog. Anv ar stêr a zo deuet da vezaiï hini ar gêr warlerc'h. Anv an daou venez "Barrule" or “ Baarooyl" a zo diazezet diwar "Vôrdu-fjall" hag a dalv “Menez-Evezhian" da lavarout e UN NEBEUT GERIOU DIWAR-BENN oant implijet evit sellvaou. Stankoc'h e vez an anvioù a orin skandi- E NEZ-VAN AV navek tro-dro an aochoù. Kalz anezho a zo bet savet diwar “by-r" (ti-feurm, atant) deuet Sonjet hon eus e vefe dedennus evit an holl joarrie / deorai (estren, diavaeziad, divroad), da vezan "by" a vez staget ouzh anv un den, ac'hanoc’h dizolein kartenn Enez-Vanav gant awyn / abhainn, abha (stêr, aven, a'on). dre skouer "Colby" a dalv "Colli Atant". un toullad anvioù-lec'h. An anv-lec'h "Kione Traie" a vez distaget Brenian ez eus evit deskiiï manaveg ul levr- Ar re a oar tamm pe damm iwerzhoneg pe “k'auntrab" hag a dalv "Penn-Traezh", studln arnevez eilet gant pladennoù- ouezeleg Skos ne vint ket souezhet daoust hogen "kione" a vez distaget a-wczhioù arc'hant, frouezh labour ar manaveger d'an doare-skrivan ispisial, da skouer “slieau" "k'on". brudet Brian Mac Stoyll. Hogen ar re a fell evit “sliabh" (menez), balley / baile (kêr- Setu un nebeut geriou gant o distagadur : dezho ober un tanva d'ar manaveg , pe zoken iadenn), keeill / cill (iliz, lann), kione / ceann thie (t'a:i). ti - inie (ma:i), mat - drine (penn), cronk / cnoc (krec'h, knec'h), traie / (dra:in), drez - Çheh (t'e:), tomm - Jee (d'i:), deskin un tamm mat anezhan dre ar tràigh (traezh), mooar / mor (bras, meur), dezhi. brezhoneg, a c'hell hen ober gant al levr- deskln hag an div vinikaseciig savet gant hor c'henvroad ha mignon Padrig Ar Besko. Embannet int gant "Ar Skol Vrezoneg / Emglev Brelz", 10 ru Kemper F-29200 Brest. (Lec'hienn internet: httD://alter.ora/ema- breiz/J. An holl re a fello dezho anavezout gwelloc'h Enez-Vanav a gavo danvez dlbar e- barzh al levr "Ile de Man Enez-Vanav" savet e galleg gant an Iwcrzhonad Tadhg 6 h- Ifearnàin. Embannet eo bet al levr-mafi e 1998 gant Skol-Uhel ar Vro (ICB). Trugarekaat a ran Colin Jerry ha Mark Balley y Thoyney Kerroyn-Phurt Lockerby evit o skoazell prizius. • Keeill Vietrshey . V J°rby ’ Keeill Andreays Jakez Derouet 54 20 \ SUMMARY Giat Gemnee Close icEoin \ \ w S4 20 I thought it would be interesting for Breton Sulby Rhumsaa readers to see a map o f the Isle o f Man. Balley ny Loghey » Ba¡(ey £ej ghtyragh # Keeill Vaghal Using the place-names, Jakez D„ highlights A l o o ' the similarity between Irish and Manx words, Balley Keeill Vaayl Balley ny joarree which can clearly be seen in spite of the dif­ A Cornaa ferences in spellings. Bayr Garroo Agneash About 75% o f Manx place-names derive from Gaelic, but there are also quite a lot Purt ny h-lnshey from old norwegian (Norse). 7 7 Cronk Noo Eoïit Laksaa The writer then goes on to look at two ways Keeill Pherick ^B aîîey Keeill Eoin Bal,e7 Drm® Balley nyjCroshey to learn Manx. The first is a course designed by the well-known and fluent Manx speaker, Balley Ghelbee » Forsdal» Kione Droghad Doo Aah Brian Mac Stoyll, who has produced a very A Braaid* Keeill <0* modern textbook assisted by compact disks. Balley Vraddan O Q O L I S H Balley ny Moddey Keeill Varkysh The second course he proposes especially for Breton speakers who want to learn a fair bit Keeill Cha,rb re+BalleT Be« o f Manx is by our Breton friend, Padrig Ar P u r t C h ia r n • Colby 'Balley Sallach Besko. 'Dorn levr Manaveg' or 'Manx Cregneash e • Handbook' uses Breton as the teaching Purt Balley Chashtal medium. There are two tapes with this le M o ir r e y course, recorded by Brian Mac Stoyll. All those who wish to learn more about the Isle of Man will find 'Isle o f Man/ Enez Vanav' written in French by Tadhg Ô h- 4 20 54 Ifearnain, an excellent resourse. The Course ‘Dornlevr Manaveg' is available Ellan Vannin ® Enez Vanav • Isle of Man from: 52 km hed, 22 km ed hag ouzhpenr, 160 km a aochoù dezhi Ar skol vrezoneg/Emglco Breiz, 10 ru Kemper, • Gbrread ; 572 km? • 69788 a annezidi e 1991 » ^ F-29200 BREST, Breizh/ Brittany. Internet site: http://alter.org/emabreiz/ Cum 5 Laouen eo an holl gant labour ar skolaerez Un araokadenn vras, evit saveteiñ ar Manaveg J.Matthews ha gant hini ar baby sitter C.CIucas. Kalz a gerent a sonj eo un dra vat e c'hellfe Brud ar c’hlas-se a zo aet pelloc’h eget an SekretoiirR7 ar SnyP. S Skillicnrn eus o bugale bezañ skoliataet e manaveg . enezenn. Kaoz a zo bet outan war BBC Bro Santon a zo plijet-kenan gant digoradur ar Laouen-kenañ int o welout eo bet digoret ur Gembre ha war Border TV BBC Bro Skos a c’hlas, he merc’h Paige, 5 bloaz,.a zo en he c’hlas e Bellacottier. Kinniget o doa ar rak- zo deuet betek ar skol zoken d'ober un bleud er skol, hervezi. tres-se d'an deskadurezh-stad gant sikour abadenn. Pep tra a vez graet e manaveg ha tiziahs a MHF, MNH. ha MMppMv. Digoret eo bet e Kitty Gawne, 6 vloaz, unan eus an nav zo e c’hello klasou all digerih er bloavezhiou miz Gwengolo diwezhañ hag e vez gwelet bugel, a ra un hanter eurvezh hent bemdez o tont. evel un sapre lañs gouest da saveteiñ ar da vont d'ar skol. Kaiz diouto a ra kement-all, A-benn bloaz eta e vo staliet ar c’hlas-man manaveg evit an amzer da zont.'SnyP ha MV hervez mamm Kitty, met talvezout a ra ar e skol St John e-lec'h ma tigoro ar skol ken- eo a ra war-dro ar c'hlas. boan. tan derez. P.G , prezidant MV, hag en deus kemeret Evit Daniel, 4 bloaz, an hini yaouankan, dre perzh en digoradur -se, a ziskleir fraezh, Roet eo bet da S. Rodan, ministr kozh an ma tesk manaveg ez a e saozneg war wellaat n'eus Mme netra da welout gant mojennoù deskadurezh, ur skrid-testeni a-berzh an an amzer gwechall na kennebeut gant Harry ivez Plijout a ra kalz ar manaveg dezhan. E YCG, evit e labour war tachenn ar manaveg. Potter. dud a zo o teskin ivez met evit ar poent n’int Skoliata ar vugale e manaveg a dalv e vez ket gouest da gaozeal gantan. Summary graet pep tra er yezh-se: ar c’hentelioù Bet eo bet Sinead (6 vloaz) er skoliou MV The opening of the new Manx medium edu­ Rveljiist met ¡vez ar mnnt en-drn, al levrinù ha MS araok don’t da Vallacottier. Pelt eo bet cation unit at Ballacottier (see Cam 116) is hag ar binviji pedagogel a zo e manaveg, he zud oc’h ober o so n j, met hiziv n'o deus applauded as a huge step fcr the preserva­ anat eo. tamm keuz ebet, pell ac’haiese. tion of the Manx language.

THE ESTABLISHMENT HAS CHOSEN TO SPEAK BRETON

Late last year in Carhaix (Penn ar Bed) fessional bodies organized into 7 groups 10 groups met again to report on the situ­ the "Oils ar Brezhoneg"(O.A.B.). The office (10 groups actually) according to their ation in their area, and the people in for the Breton launched their first great fields of activity. By the 10**' of November charge decided lines of action, in order to campaign to boost the use of Breton as the more than 200 people and companies had remain closer to reality. daily language of public life. signed the agreement. Far from being satis­ Contrary to their parent's generation The campaign, inspired by the Basks fied with the 200 signatures, Reun Koupa today's youngsters are not always exposed example "Bai Eiska", is aiming at the key and Lena Louarn declared ! hey were aim­ to Breton in their daily life. As Erwan Ar economic players. The link between eco­ ing to gather 500 signatures. C ’ hoadig, In charge of public relations at nomic: development and awakening of our OAB said, 'it is most important to create an culluial identity is obvious. The Breton Here is the list o f 10 fields o f activity environment where young Bretons can be Language creates jobs, which would have determined by OAB. immersed in Breton'. Here is an except been unbelievable 30 years ago. 1) Education, 2) Means of communica­ from the Agreement: 'We, the main orga­ The vice president Reun Koupa and the tion, 3) Foundations and charities, 4) Show nized forces of society, undersigned, are president Lena Louarn, highlighted the business and cultural associations, 5) committed to participating in the effort of purpose of this campaign by declaring: we Sports, 6) Working world, 7) Agricultural revival of Breton language so that our lan­ want to stop protesting and start creat­ and maritime activities, 8) Trade and shop­ guage reaches its full development, we ing... Diwan is really a good example. ping centres, 9) Services wish by this dynamic agreement, to high­ The entirely bilingual ceremony, was (Banking/lnsurances), 10) Health... light the desire of our society to strengthen devoted to the signature of the agreement The OAB has provided vocabulary and Breton'. "Yu d ’ ar Brezhoneg", Yes to Breton lan­ IRM has become "dasson magnetk"... In The campaign continues... guage, by the representatives of 161 pro­ lanuary 2002 the people in charge of the Jakez D.

Participants at the launch of the Ya d'ar Brezhoneg campaign. There a r e no more S k e le to n s in Clipboards An international conference took ing the Second World War in Provence place in November 2001 at the • In Search of Identity Landmarks: University of Western Brittany on the Resistance in Franche-Comté them e: Brittany and Regional Identity dar­ • Regions of Resistance and Regions in ing the Second World War. Italy Professor, Fanch Roudaut, and • Ireland during the Second World War. President of C.R.B.C., initiated this conference; his purpose was to use grad­ It is interesting to notice that contrary uate’s theses to answer the numerous to national minorities in Belgium and in press articles published during the second France those from Italy have chosen term of 1999 and which deeply hurt the Resistance in the face of Centralism of Breton people. Italian fascism. In an interview with the regional paper In spite of this important difference the ranch Ronclaut Ouest France, Christian Bougcard, feeling of regional solidarity, apart from Professor of Contemporary History and all desire of autonomy, played an impor­ movement during the Second World Chairman of the conference said, The tant role particularly in Provence. W ar’ by Daniel Le Couedic, Professor of controversies which took place have in In spite of their faithfulness to France geo-architecture in Brest and another some way pushed us to present a clarifi­ and to the republic and of their rejection presentation by Gerard Monnier, a cation for the historians things arc obvi­ of all national Breton feelings, the Professor at Lannion University of ous but not for the lay people and there is Resistance in Brittany is characterised by Technology: ‘Breton militants in the a large demand for more precise views. their feelings of belonging and of Breton Resistance’ The National Archives, especially those solidarity including Nantes region as 'Hie first speaker insisted on the cre­ of Finistère, have been available to us. well. ativity and the quality of artists and intel­ lectuals involved in the Breton move­ The purpose of the conference is to give ment. Although we must remain unbi­ precisions on that period and to compare ased we must not consider some political what happened in our region to what The Breton Sihe mistakes only and we mustn’t ‘throw the happened during the same period in After his introductory speech, baby out with the bath water’. other French or foreign regions with the Christian Bougcard, described The second speaker who is very well same strong identity. Our contribution 'Brittany and the Bretons in front of known for his work as an historian for will be to shed light on the attitude of German Occupation.’ Skol-Vreizh and by his articles in the regions with strong identities during the At a variable rhythm, according to their monthly paper of the U.D.B. ‘Le Peuple war. It is our responsibility as citizens and geographical location and political opin­ Breton’ did an interesting presentation on historians, and our duty is to bring solid ions, the Breton public opinion rejected the Breton nationalists in the St. Nazaire knowledge and clear-sighted reflection so die Germans, which didn’t prevent some area who were very close to the popula­ that the debate can be as dispassionate as arrangements. Breton public opinion tion, fully integrated among the ship­ possible. rejected Vichy’s propaganda and turned building yard workers, these men who Besides Christian Bougeard and Fanch to the British and Gaullism in spite of the chose to join the Resistance and founded Roudaut the scientific committee was disastrous effect of Mers-el Kebir. The their own network - this thesis was sup­ composed of Jose Go, President of German presence had a determining ported by photos of the time to prevent CEGF.S in Bruxelles, Giani Perona a effect in the rejection of State collabora­ any equivocal thought among the Professor at Turin University, Jacqueline tion. Resistants who attended the conference, Sainclivier, Manager of CHISCO at (Mers-el Kebir is a harbour in Northern however they weren’t completely con­ Rennes University and Yvon Tranvouez Africa where the Royal N avy sank the vinced . of UBO. These six professors with the French fleet 1,2000 sailors perished among The number of subjects and their wide help of 18 others worked on all the differ­ whom were 900 Bretons.) diversity didn’t leave much room for ent themes related to this period. Professor Michel Denis made a thor­ debating. All the questions raised were Although it was interesting to compare ough but moderate report on 'T h e about the last two subjects developed, the attitudes of these regions with a Breton Movement during the war’. and in too short a time. Some unscrupu­ strong identity, which are often national Beyond the men the only interesting lous people made the debate go on ques­ minorities, a concept which isn’t accept­ question is, how could such a m isunder­ tions, which allow them to justify their ed by the French Republican concept, 1 standing between the militant minority negative views. This shortened and twist­ will only quote the communications and the majority of the population have ed the debate. about regions or countries and I will give developed?’ Most of the audience was convinced the addresses of CRBC for those who To understand some Breton national­ that the Breton Nationalists had collabo­ want to get information directly. The fol­ ist’s attitude better, we must say that the rated with Nazi Germany. The speakers lowing papers were presented at the concept of democracy at that time wasn’t remained on a scholarly point of view Conference: the same as it is today. which isn't necessarily unbiased particu­ • The political position of the Basque In addition to 3 exposés about resis­ larly when they had chosen La National Party during the Spanish tance in Brittany, the others were about Resistance’ as their field of research. Civil War (1939/1939). the defence and illustration ofihe Breton However the conference had the advan­ 0 Belgium, wallonie, France, Torn language during the war, the attitudes of tage of gathering in the same room Identities. catholics and protestants from occupa­ Breton militants from different back­ • Corsica between 1930 and the Second tion to liberation. grounds including some close to the World War: A Passion for Identity The only two presentations that Breton Nationalists concerned, and also • The Various Autonomists’ Movements brought a more positive vision of this former resistants and their friends. The during the Second World War period were : ‘Some aspects of the big issue remains: It is possible to have an • Resistance and Regional Identity dur­ artistic and intellectual Breton unbiased opinion on this period if This is a shocking state of affairs, quite typ­ The Committee for the Administrative ical of the oligarchy that rules in Paris. It has not taken aback the patriots in charge of the Reunification of Brittany (C.U.A.B.) C.U.A.B. and its thousands of members, they brought this problem to the attention of the On June 30th 1941, through its decree No protests on a larger scale and in 1981, when European Parliament and, recently launched 2727, the collaborationist government of they saw that the leftists who had taken over a campaign to secure the support of elected Vichy partitioned Brittany to punish the in Paris were no better than the rightists, members of the municipal councils, depart­ Bretons who, had one year earlier in London, they launched the C.U.A.B. (Committee for mental councils, the regional council and the with general de Gaulle, were the mainstay of the Administrative Reunification of Brittany), Parliament In Paris. the Free State French Forces. The founding act was the great march organ­ Indeed, since 1972 the departmental coun­ The very next day in Nantes, some coura­ ised In Nantes on the 11th October of that cil of Loire-Atlantique and the regional geous people demonstrated against the par­ year when about 10,000 people marched council of administrative Brittany have tition of the then Loire-Inférieure from the along the streets of the City o f the Dukes ot passed several motions in favour of the four other Breton departments. Brittany. administrative reunification of Brittany, June One of them was a great painter, the late That march followed two previous ones, and again in July 2001. But there again the Michel Floury, who in 1969 founded the the years before in Nantes and Saint-Nazaire, French government, whatever Its political association Nantes en Bretagne (Nantes in eight more were to follow in Paris, Nantes colour, has always chosen to ignore these Brittany) to protest against the continuing and Rennes, the last one in Nantes on the votes, just as it ignores the voice of the peo­ partition of Brittany maintained by the new 30th June 2001 to mark the 60th anniversary ple. powers that were in Paris. of the Vichy Decree. In the face of these facts it is regrettably Amongst the many scandals that have lit­ All this to no avail, it was ignored just as concluded that the French oligarchy is total­ tered French political life over the past fifty were all the conferences, die seminars, the ly undemocratic and the only hope of die years there is this shocking French 'excep­ gatherings, the books and articles, the peti­ C.U.A.B. is to marshal the support of the tion', a regime brought to power thanks to tions signed by thousands of people or for democratic countries within the European the liberation of the territory by Ihe Allied that matter the seven polls, from 1986 - Union to compel the French totalitarians to forces maintains a political partition imposed 2001 that showed beyond a doubt that the admit at last the right of the people of on the Bretons, as a punishment by a pro- Bretons, between two-thirds and three-quar­ Brittany to live and develop in their legiti­ nazi government! ters, supported the administrative reunion of mate territory their country. J.C. Faced with the will of the powers in Paris to maintain the partition of Brittany and 'debretonise' its southern part, which had become the department of Loire-Atlantique, the Bretons continued their protests and A o f e a r o a , the long organised themselves through the new asso­ ciation B5. Instead of taking note of these protests the government, through its region­ otrugg le of the f*iu al gerrymandering, intensified its propagan­ da, paid for by the local taxpayers to the tune ot hundreds of mdlions of francs, spent very New Zealand or Aotearoa was first important in their culture. It is a fighting often outside all legal control! inhabited by the Maori. By the end of society with a lot of tribal conflicts. Faced with this shocking propaganda wave the XVIIIth century it had become a Losers became slaves. The goal of the the Bretons decided to organise their British colony with the Maoris dispos­ anthropologist rituals is to take the vital sessed of their land, despite the force of your enemy. Waitangi Treaty. Flowever for the last No More Skeletons - continued thirty years the Maori have been assert­ BRITISH COLONISATION Brittany is just seen as a French region ing their rights and regaining their iden­ In 1642, Dutch navigator Tasman, (even with a strong identity), and if the tity. come from present Indonesia, only French resistance in Brittany is seen just Maori's Aotearoa approaching the West Coast, but gives as a simple thoroughly French and anti- New Zealand is an archipelago mostly Aotearoa its European name of New Breton. The reasons for individual choic­ consisting of two large islands, spread­ Zealand. Europeans come back in 1769 es are complete. ing over 268.000 KM2. It is on this pre­ with British explorer Cook. He explores Once the war was over, the Resistance viously virgin island, that Polynesians the coast and proclaims British sover­ became an instrument used to create a arrived descending from populations eignty before heading to Australia. He new French national mysticism and quite coming from Southwest Asia, at the was able to make contact with the Maori a lot of French people have forgotten the beginning of IXth century. The Maori thanks to a Tahitian interpreter. Fear of darker moments. It would Lie fair to have constituted the first wave of populating. French colonisation persuaded Maori a more nuanced opinion on the national­ Another wave arrived around the middle leaders to sign the Waitangi Treaty on ists at that time for their defence we can’t of the Xth century, coming according to the of February 1840, by the resident recall what an historian said recently legend, from a mystical land called Hobson, in the name of Queen Victoria, about crimes and tortures committed by Hawaiki. The Maoris settled the islands. and by Maori chieves, mostly originated the French army in Algeria ‘ opening a They are divided in tribes, which are from Island Bay, in the Northern Island. debate which had been so far truncated then divided in smaller groups. The pop­ During the following seven months, it is ... we accumulated testimonies without ulation lived in community villages next signed by 500 chieves. It is a controver­ really making the effort to analyse them. to the “ marae” . That’s to say, the blessed sial document, the Maori translation Which leads is to judge yesterday’s reali­ land in front of the common house. weakening the significance of the ty with today’s eyes. (Quoted from an Maori society is very hierarchical. The English text. Ouest France article and signed by the chieves, polytheistes, are the leaders of managing director) the tribes. The priest plays an important A COLONIAL SITUATION C .R .B .C . - Centre for Brecon and role in the transmission of an oral cul­ The conflict between the Europeans Celtic Research ture. The notions of mauri (vital force) (=Pakeha) and the Maori was unavoid­ www.univ- wairua (spirit), tapu (prohibitions) are able as the numbers of settlers increase. hrest. fr/Recherchc Laboratoire.CRBC/ rS’ Coni They are buyers of land but the Maori THE REVIVAL OF refused to sell. So wars, often severe, THE MAORI CULTURE broke out between 1843 and 1847 and The end of the sixties saw a revival of MILITARY again between 1861 to 1865. After the the Maori culture with, sometimes, a Maori's defeat, the lands were confiscat­ come back To marae t.=Blessed Land) MONITORING ed and sold to private owners. The and to ancestral rural culture which is League Experience included In Maori still owned 4.4 million acres in not necessarily a solution for all Maori Report To Japanese Parliament 1890; in modern times they only owned settle in town. Maori people came back a.2 million acres. However they to their culture and language which Research into the impact ol bases used reclaimed their rights, guaranteed by the takes up a larger place in schools and by the United Slates globally over the Waitangi Treaty, which is considered in the medias, Maori language is now past three decades, and which includes a legally void and has never been ratified recognized as an official language since section on the military monitoring cam­ by any New Zealand Parliament. The 1987. It’s taught in most schools. In the paign ol the Celtic League, has been right to vote was granted to the Maori in seventies the “Te Kohanga” (=the nest of submitted to the Upper House of the , with a designation of four 1867 language) were created, a net of nursery Japanese National Diet (Parliament). deputies in Parliament. The young Maori I"he project involved a number ol acad­ schools created by the parents, with lan­ Party asked for health and teaching ser­ emics who were dispatched to six coun­ guage training by immersion. Since vices. Apirana Ngata, Maori leader, tries where the United States military , programmes in the Maori language became Minister of Indigenous affairs in 1983 forces are disposed including Germany, (understood by 40% of the Maori) are 1928, and made every effort to elaborate United Kingdom, Italy, Australia and the development plans. Other Maori shown on the TV at the rate of 260 Korea. Their composite report, which leaders joined the Labour Party, which hours a week. A debate is in progress also includes ¿1 section on the United came to power In 1935. The Maori's fate about the creation of a public TV chan­ States itself, was completed recently. is probably better than that of most of nel in the Maori language. There is also As part oft he project Tohru Aketagawa, a political science lecturer at I Iosei the settlers in other countries, but dis­ a net of more than twenty radio stations University, visited the Isle ol Man to parities remain, even though New in Maori language. The awakening of the learn about the Celtic League project to Zealanders are proud of the racial har­ Maori culture allowed a very rich artistic monitor military activity 110m the mid life to develop, as much as a Maori lit­ mony in their country. seventies until the end ol the Cold War. erature and characteristic audio-visual Mr. Aketagawa was particularly inter­ TOWARDS A RECOGNITION expression. But for all that there Is no ested in the period when U S forces used OF THE MAORI’S RIGHTS separation between Maori arts and the NATO sea-bombing range oil the After World War II, the number of European arts (=Pakeha arts) between north west coast of the Isle ol Man and Maoris increased noticeably. They were modern technology and tradition. the controls exercised over the opera­ nearly 100.000 in 1945, 270.000 in 1976 tion ol the range and the campaigns by and close to 600.000 in 1999, repre­ MAORI AND MOVIES the Celtic League and others against it. senting more than 15% of a population More than thirty films, fiction or docu­ The Celtic League supplied Tohru over 3.8 million inhabitants. After the mentaries realised by or about the Aketagawa with information on all the war, they migrated from rural areas to Maori, old or new, have been shown in ongoing monitoring campaigns, which the Celtic League has conducted but cities and today 80% of the Maori live in Douarnenez Films Festival on behalf of with the special emphasis on the prob­ town. That has cut them off, from their history, culture, fights and cinemato­ lems caused by bombing ranges roots and their culture. They often know graphic creations of the Maoris. It was and military low-flying to all the Celtic severe social problems; they represent also shown a selection of short films, countries. We also provided detail on half of the prison population. However rather aimed to children...Films Archives the campaign to monitor the operation In the seventies and eighties, the Maori of New Zealand offered nine exceptional of nuclear submarines based ar the began to claim their rights. In 1975, an films, from “ Sight in New-Zealand” (i9o6) C lyd e complex and the particular prob- important march to the Parliament took to “ Maori Battalion returns” (1946) lems caused to fishermen d uring the place in Wellington. In the same year quarter century the base operated. A was voted the law of the Waitangi OTHER PARTS OF CINEMA score of fishing vessels disappeared or Treaty, establishing a Waitangi Court to A programme of films was specifically were damaged d uri ng this period in examine the Maori grievances against Irish coastal w aters, olì Western primed to children on the theme of dif­ the British Crown as of 1975. The law Scotland and in the Irish Sea. Pointedly, ference. With films about culture in far was amended in 1985, with acceptance the mysterious disappearances and colli­ away countries; Canada, Iran or of complaints previous to 1975, going sions ended when the US base at Holy Africa...Otherwise, for the second time back to 1840. Demonstrations and land Loch closed. took place the European competition occupancies took place. Agreements There is growing agitation in Jap an loi have been made with some tribes with opened to fiction feature films, totally or the current defence arrangements with restitution of lands and payment of in part in “ minority” language. As every the United States to be placed on more equitable looting and this project was a financial compensation. Nevertheless, year since 1978 was shown the essence of Breton audio-visual productions of parr ol t hat process. the split remains important between an J B Moffatt educated minority of Maori integrated to the year, with films shown either in com­ the system and the large number of petition or on “ display” . Hats off to underprivileged ones, because there is Christophe de Ponfilly. A dozen of his no middle-class. One wonders about the films were shown, among which 1------1 choice between maintenance of assis­ "Massoud the Afgan”, dedicated to that tance to the most underprivileged and hero of the Afgan resistance who goes International Branch the use of projects with development of on, fighting the Talibans, in Kaboul Internet Site capital investments. The maintenance of traditions can be a blocking factor, par­ Yves Jardin-CAugust-2001) lili p;//homcpaycs.. enterprise, net/mlockerhv ticularly the joint land property. Courtesy o f Peuple Breton. e-mail International Brandi Secretary [email protected] 1______1 methiant yma gryn siom a chwerwedd o fewn y sefydliad Gwyddelig. Fe drodd yn erbyn y Comisiwn Refferendwm yn ehwyrn a'i gyhuddo o fod yn rhy ddiniwed wrth Cymru gyflwyno'u dudl "O blaid' neu "Yn Erbyn'. Atgyfnerthasant yn fuan. Yn wahanol i ddeddfau normal cyfamodau, cadamhaodd arw'einyddion yr U.E. y byddai amodau Cyfamod Nice yn sefyll. Fe fyddui'r gwledy­ dd eraill yn dal i gymeradwyo yn eu sened- Gvw.wvnoY Beí>w^reí>í> dau unigol (a'r mi olionynt ddigon hyf i gyn- nal refferendwm gan wybod na fyddent yn derbyn celhogaeth o gwbl). Dywedwyd wrth Iwerddon am ail-bleidleisio ar yr un peth ar ReicVi (Rilavi 2) 61 i'r lleill ei gymeradwyo. Roedd tactegau'r llywodraeth Wyddelig - wedi dewis i beidio cynnal dadl a nielliu gwthio Cyfamod Nice Go dda'r Iwerddon! Gwrihod wnaeth y yn oed poblogaeth y wlad honno. ei lly­ irwcxJd - oedd i osod Fforwni ar ei thraed i Gwyddelod y cynnig i newid cyfansoddiad wodraeth. ei senedd a'i Gweinidog ar dratod dyfodol Ewrop a Chyfamod Nice yn Iwerddon i ganiatdu i’r wlad Geltaidd honno Gyngor yr U.E. yn gwrthwynebu. fe fydd y benodol. Y sawl a bleidleisiodd 'O Blaid' gadarniiau cyfamod Nice o 54% i 46% mewn ddeddf honno'n sefyll ac yn parhau'n fydd yn gweithredu! Dywedant y caiff y sawl Ketterendwm ar lehelin y seitlifed 2001 gyfraith. Bydd cyfalal. rliai damati o a fwriodd bleidlais Iwyddiannus Yn Erbyn' (gyda cyn lleied a 35 wedi tini allan i fwrw bolistau tramor a masnach. y dull o ariannu wrandawiad. Gobeithio w ir y bydd hyn yn pleidlais). Serch i'r pleidiau gwleidyddol pleidiau gwleidyddol. rheolau cyllideb yr loddion i liniaru'r filitariaclh (sef cael mawrion. yr undebau llafur (ac eithrio U.E.. cyflogau ac amodau gwaith Aelodau addewidion i'w cynnwys o fewn telerau ATGWU). y cyrff amaethyddol a'r cyfryn- Senedd Ewrop oll i ddod dan bawen Brwsel rhyw Cyfamod arall i'r dyfodol). Felly tra- gau. a hyd yn oed yr Eglwys Babyddol tua'r (er na fydd y dreth incwm o’ u cyflogau). wodd y Gwyddelod ergyd dros ddemocrati- diwedd. annog y Gwyddelod i fwrw pleidlais Bydd y dull o ddewis Arlywydd i’r aeth a heddwch o fewn yr U.E., dros y o blaid. Ilwyddndd y gwrthwynebwyr (y Comisiwn ac o ddewis Coniisiynwyr hefyd gwladwriaelhau o'i mewn. a thros genhed- Blaid Werdd. yr Undeb Heddwch Niwiral. yn newid i'r dull pleidlais y mwyafrif (sef y loedd di wlad wriacth - fe I Cymru - o'i Sinn Féin, Sinn Fein Weriniaetliol. Llwyfan gwladwriaelhau mwyaf poblog - yr Almaen. mewn, a thros aelodau newyddion i ddod Genedlaetliol Anthony Coughlan. Afri, yr Ffrainc a Lloegr). Mae hynny’n golygu na pwy bynnag y bont. Dylid parchu barn pobl Undeb Geltaidd a grwpiau eraill o blaid fydd prif weinidog gwlad o hyn yrnlaen yn Iwerddon. rhoi Cyfamod Nice o 'r neilltu. a bywyd) i ennill. gallo sicrhau fod pwy bynnag mae'n ei chael cynnal trafodaefhau (tellgyrhaeddol am Deallodd y Gwyddel cyffredin nad oedd enwebu’n Gomisiynwr dros ei wladwriaeth y math o Ewrop mae pobl Ewrop am gael - . Cyfamod Nice dros ehangu'r Undeb yn eael ei apwyntio i'r swydd. Mae Cyfamod Undeb sydd am barchu democratiaeth a hed- Ewropeaidd yn uniti, ond dros ramni Ewrop Nice hefyd yn gadael i'r Arlywydd gymysgu dweh ac sydd yn diogelu'r gwledydd a throsgjwydiin grym i ddwylo'r gwlad- ei Gomisiynwyr fei y gwna Prif Weinidog ei bychain, Bydd yr hynaf yn ein mysg yn wriaethau mwyaf wrtli ddeddfu a dianoli Gabined. Sylwer. pan ddaw'r U.E. yn undeb dwyn ar gof sut oedd Ewrop yn nhridegau'r mwy o benderfyniadau ym Mrwsel a gwneud 0 saith gwlad ar hugain. fydd y gwledydd Hai ganrif ddiwethaf gyda’r Almaen yn ymarfo- Ewrop yn filwrol! Tybed a blesiwyd — megis yr Iwerddon - ond yn eael enwebu gi. Mae wrthi eto. Rhaid rhoi gwardd ami y Canghellor yr umaen — go brin. Beth byn- comisiynwr yn eu tro ac felly'n colli cynry- tro hwn neu bydd y Bedwaredd Reich yma. nag. mae’n bos > ehangu aelodaeth yr Undeb chiolaeth mae'n bur debyg. Er bod byddin a heb inni ddeall. Oni ddylai’r Ffrancwyr a'r Ewropeaidd dan delerau Cyfamod fechan gan y 26 sir, bu'n niwtral 1939-45. Saeson glosio er mwyn ffrwyno’r Almaen? Amsterdam (hwnnw yw'r Ilwybrcyfreithiol i Gyda Chyfamod Nice bydd yr U.E. yn rheoli Onid dyma’r ateb - ac atgoffa Ffrainc na droi’r Comisiwn I vropeaidd yn fframwaith rnilwrol Undeb Gorllewin ddaw’ r Arnerig i'w hachub h i'r trydydd tro o Llywodraeth Ewropeaidit. Dytna gynllun Ewrop, rhan o NATO, gan gymryd yn gani- fewn can mlynedd? Chlywyd dim son am Gerhard Schröder yn caci ei wrthod gan ataol weithredu'n uniongyrchol drosti ei hun. refferendwm yma o gwbl. paham? Mynnwn Iwerddon rhyw wyth deng mlynedd o 'r bron Buasai'r Cyfamod yn gosod i fewn adeilad- lais ar hyn. Bydd yn rhy hwyr ar 61 lonawr wedi iddi ymladd i gael gwared a’r Saeson waith milwrol yng Nghyfamodau'r Undeb 2005 os nad yw yn barod. a'u brenhinoedd estron. A r hyn o bryd mae am y tro cyntaf. Nid oes ychwaith ddarpari- economi Eire yn llewyrchu a chaiff ei aeth o fath yn y byd i gynnwys scneddau'r John G riffith Jones glasenwi'r "Teigr Geltaidd' - Intasai cynllun gwledydd na'r Senedd Ewropeaidd i fod yn Almeinig Cyfamod Nice yn llesteirio hynny gyfrifol dros reoli a gweithredu'r fframwaith Summary: drwy orfodi cynllun trethu cwmniau newydd milwrol yma. Bydd y Pwyllgor Gwleidyddol Ireland's rejection o f the Nice Treaty was a (i'w gwneud nhw i gyd yr un faint ar draws yn eael ei ailenwi'r “ Pwyllgor Gwleidyddol blow fo r democracy and the rights o f small y gwahanol wledydd). Buasai’ n peri newid y a Diogélwch" ac yn derbyn cyfrifoldeb dros nations in the European Union, bat the Cyfansoddiad Gwvddelig er niw'yn tros- weithredu milwrol yr U.E. Mae'r Cyfamod German-led conspiracy fo r a centralised glwyddo gwarant hawliau dynol i Frwsel ae i ymhellaeh yn datgan fod militariaeth fuan yn Europe has not ended and plans are afoot fo r nadu'r wlad i gadw'r havvl i gael cynnal ref- amcan gan yr Undeb. Dengys y saith atodiad the building up of the Fourth Reich. ferenda ar tua deg ar hugain o bethau gan 1 adroddiad yr Arlywyddiaeth y cyfeirir atynt ganoli pob grym ym Mrwsel. Cadw democ- yn y Cyfamod holl fanylion yr adeiladu m il­ ratiaeth yw diben ein cyd-Gelliaid dros för wrol yma. Sylwer nad oes ynddynt son o On tfoiti/j to Frets art- received Iwerddon. ond ddeil hyn ond tan lonawr gwbl fod rhaid wrth fandad y Cenhedloedd news of the sudden death of John 2005 hyd yn oed os na ddaw'r un wlad arali Unedig i'r "Rapid Reaction Force’ weithre­ yn aclod o 'r U.E. yn y cyfamser. Dynut pryd du. Yn y trafodaethau. cyn ffurfio’r Cyfamod Qrijfltk- Jones. Our sympathies to yr aiff cynllun - neu gynllwyn - Schröder yn Nice, methodd llywodraeth Iwerddon gael his widow. An obituary uAU- ymlaeti — a Dyn a'n helpo ni. protocol arbennig i barhau'n annibynnol Os bydd Aelod wlad o'r Undeb yn gwrth- mewn materion tramor a diogelwch, sef seil- iKppear in the, n e x t issue of Corn. wynebu unrhyw ddeddf o eiddo'r U.E., hyd iau niwtraliaeth Iwerddon. Fe barodd y Wales in brief Torse* about turn?' Ge,rebig'mn council pluib Slosh l^ufaoar The Tories in Wales, traditionally opposed to any self-government for the fsicketeb by frAuiority in Ogwr country, have officially changed their atti­ G ym heithos In a by-election for the London parlia­ tude to devolution. Not only do they ment seat of Ogwr (angfice Ogmore), accept the existence of the National On 1st March (St. David's Day) mem­ caused by the death of the anti-devolution Assembly, but they have also said that bers of Cymdeithas yr laith picketed a veteran Labour MP Ray Powell, Plaid they want it to have more power! This meeting of unionist- controlled Ceredigion Cymru reduced the Labour majority from means that the only main party now Council at a hall in Aberystwyth to protest nearly 25,000 to 5721, and confirmed its opposed to an extension of the Assembly's against the council's cultural genocide status as New Labour’s only real chal­ authority is the one in power, the Labour intention of building 6500 new houses in lenger in the South Wales valleys. In one Party, though most Labour AC’s favour Ceredigion over the next few years in order of Labour’s safest seats in Britain, Plaid’s more devolution. Ten years ago progress to increase the population. Such a popula­ candidate Bleddyn Hancock gained over on self-determination in Wales was being tion increase can only mean bringing in 20% of the vote, more than the Liberal held up by the governing Tories in London, more English Incomers. Since colons form and Tory candidates combined, and was while all the other parties represented in already between a third and a half of the the only candidate of the mam parties to Wales favoured movement on devolution, county’s population, one suspects that this increase his vote from the Westminster and now we are in the same situation with council actually want to make the election last year. another imperialist party. Welsh-speakers a minority in Ceredigion. Bleddyn Hancock said, "In only five years, New Labour's majority has been U)©(d() to be allowed Gymuneb growing reduced in this seat by nearly 20,000 votes. If Plaid Cymru can do this to Blair in bilingual registration in raptbly Ogwr, then we can challenge Blair in every TLnglunb Cymuned, the new pressure group valleys seat - and we Intend to!" formed to combat the Mewnlifiad, the In January it was announced that people mass influx of non-Welsh speakers (gener­ living in Wales to have a bilingual birth or ally from England) into the remaining parts M w e ‘p r e s s u r e t o death certificate issued even when the of Wales where Welsh remains the local R eturn A rtefact* event happens in England. Over recent language, has been expanding rapidly years, so many people have been dis­ since its formation last year. It had nearly The selfish retention by the British mayed because they have been unable to a thousand members by February, has Museum and Library of artifacts taken register births and deaths bilingually out­ built up a valuable network of political from the Celtic countries has again come side Wales, and for many living near the connections through contacts with mem­ in for criticism. A member of the Welsh border the local maternity hospital is in bers of the National Assembly and local Assembly, Alison Halford, said that the England (Chester, Oswestry etc.). This councils and is continuing to form new Gold Cape of Mold which is at present small concession was welcomed by lan­ branches. The newly formed Cardiff held by the British Museum should be guage activists and even the language branch, as well as lobbying local AC’s, is returned to Wales. The cape, a 4000 year old bronze-age artifact, was discovered in quango. working with the Cymru branch of the League to organise public meetings in 1833 at Bryn-yr-Ellyllon, east of Mold other Celtic countries about the colonisa­ town centre. f^ine Gymheitfoo* tion threat. Recently the Culture Secretary announced increased funding to develop members arresteb museums in Wales and It is felt that a site R ational Assem bly Nine members of Cymdeithas yr laith with enhanced security could exhibit the were released without charge after spend­ b e g r u b e ^ item and stimulate tourism. However, in a ing 3 >/2 hours in the cells at response which has echoes of the refusal Unionist politicians and media commen­ Rhydaman/Ammanford. They had been of the British Library to return the ancient tators are trying to reduce the prestige of arrested following the occupation of a Manx manuscript the Chronicles of the our National Assembly by leaving out the show house at the Cwrt y Cad no estate at Kings and Man & the Isles the British word National and referring to the estab­ Cwrngwili in Carmarthenshire. The mem­ Museum say they are legally prohibited lishment as the Welsh Assembly (as bers were Sioned Eliri, Huw Lewis, Carys from repatriating the artifact. opposed to the East Anglian one?). In a Llewelyn, Ffion Mai, Gwenno Teifi, Dylan This new development indicates that similar tone the First Minister is regularly Davies, Manon Wyn Jones, Jo Hill and there is increasing disenchantment Nest Llwyd Owain. The innovative protest referred to as the First Minister of the throughout the British Isles over the reten­ was staged as part of the campaign Assembly rather than the First Minister of tion by Institutions in London of items, against housing policy in Wales which is Wales (it is not known what the view of which many believe have been removed not directed at meeting the needs of local the incumbent of the post, Rhodri Morgan from their rightful owners. people and in Welsh speaking areas is aid­ AS, is). The official name of our govern­ It seems that in Wales, since the estab­ ing the decline in the Welsh language. G. ment is still Cynulliad Cenedlaethol lishment of the autonomous Assembly, Teifi said for the protesters “The develop­ Cymru/ the National Assembly for Wales politicians are willing to speak out and ment in Cwrt y Cad no, where the houses and the new unionist usage should be demand the return of treasured items. cost £ 1 30,000 to £200,000, is much too avoided (though the use of 'for' rather than Perhaps their example will encourage expensive for the local community and is ‘o f in the above title is itself seen as a Manx politicians to speak out also and proof of the need for a Property Act." The small unionist degradation since it implies demand the return of our oldest manu­ development had been approved without that the Assembly has been given ‘from script, which chronicles the early period of consideration of local needs and is priced above’). Tynwald's first millennium. in a range that locals cannot afford. RapT J B Moffatt and supported a the llisu Dam project could still proceed M E P s ’ motion for resolu­ in the country, leading to the displace­ tion before a parlia­ ment of 30,000 Kurdish families, and that mentary session the treatment of the Kurdish minority was K u rd is h this week. in clear contravention of the Convention Speaking from on Human Rights. 3,000 students are Strassburg, Eurig now detained by police for expressing p le d g e Wyn MEP said: their support of the Kurdish cause. “There are clear Jill Evans MEP, Plaid Cymru similarities International Affairs Spokesperson, said: Representatives of the 20 million between the “Following meetings with Kurdish minority Kurdish population in Turkey will Kurdish cultural sit­ women’s groups, I am deeply concerned be invited to the National Assembly in uation and our own about the situation facing women in Wales to press their case following an in Wales. The Welsh language was Turkey, not only because of the high per­ intervention this week in the European effectively banned early in the last centu­ Parliament by the two Plaid Cymru the ry, and the same is now true for the centage of prisoners who are women, Party of Wales MEPs Eurig Wyn and Jill Kurdish language that is prohibited from but also because of violence against Evans. the school curriculum. No Kurdish lan­ women in society in general. In a joint statement from the European guage or Kurdish-medium lessons are “I will be visiting Turkey in April for Parliament in Strassburg. the MEPs allowed.” meetings with women's groups, and pledged solidarity to the Kurdish minority They also stressed the possibility that human rights will be our prime concern."

CYMDEITHAS TARGET THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY 4 0 years @n, Three members o f Cymdeilhas yr laith were arrested in die early morning o f the 8th February for breaking into the building belonging to the National Assembly in Aberystwyth Gymdeithas return in a protest directed against the Welsh government's failure to protect Welsh-speaking to Pont Trefechan communities or Welsh-speakers' rights. They were Vice-chairman I low Lewis from Aberystwyth, who has since become the new Chairman of Cymdeilhas, Hedd Gwynforand Cyrruleithas yr laith Gymraeg marked the Manon Wyn. 40th anniversary of its founding on the 9th On the 20th February the new chairman, Huw Lewis, and his predecessor, Branwen Evans, of February with a rally at Trefechan bridge were both before Aberystwyth magistrates charged with criminal damage, Huw as a result in Aberystwyth, the site of Cymdelthas's o f the above protest and Branwen as a result o f action against Somerfield during the 9th first ever protest In 1962, followed by a march through the town in support of the February rally, in his statement H. Lewis said for Cymdeilhas “ This is a critical time fo r two main campaigns for a Deddf laith the language with the Culture Committee's report drawing to an end. I f they are serious Newydd, a new law to give Welsh-speakers about tackling the problems facing Welsh, the report must call fo r definite measures like a the right to live their lives through Welsh Language A and a Property Act. We constantly hear o f the good w ill existing towards the particularly in relation to the business sec­ language, and that needs to he built upon to ensure meaningful linguistic rights in Wales" tor, and a Deddf Eiddo, a Property Act RapT which would give authorities in Wales the right to control the sale of housing and thus the mass-immigration of English-speakers which is turning the A BAD TIME FOR BRITAIN’S WONDER JET Welsh-speaking community Into a diaspora. The 300-400 members marching through We have learned that another North Wales based RAF Ffawk jet trainer was involved in a land­ the town stuck posters on the offices of ing accident just hours he'ore the accident on February 16th, an aircraft crashed at Caergeiliog Ceredigion council in protest at their inten­ near RAF Valley on Anglesey. tion to build 6500 new houses In the coun­ The Caergeiliog incident involved a Hawk T1A, which was destroyed as the aircraft was ty for mainly-English incomers. We then approaching RAF Valley after encountering engine trouble. The pilot suffered back injuries when proceeded to the Halifax bank (whose he ejected. His aircraft crashed and burst into flames just yards from a farmhouse, the occupants Welsh service is deficient, like all the other were fortunately away at the time. banks) on which slogans were painted and two members, Angharad Clwyd from In the earlier incident on February 15th a Hawk T1 crashed at Llanbedr airfield and sustained Llanfihangel ar Arth and Gwenan Sehiavone substantial damage - apparently the nose-wheel was still retracted when the aircraft touched from Pondy Tudur, were arrested. The inarch down. went on to Somerfleld's supermarket where It is not only in RAF service that the Hawk is encountering difficulties. On January 14th this year English-only signs were painted and retir­ a Kuwait Air Force Hawk trainer also suffered undercarriage problems and was badly damaged. ing Cymdelthas chairman Branwen Evans Also in the Middle East two Saudi aircraft collided and crashed whilst coming in to land at their and Ffion Mai from near Pencader were base in February. Meanwhile, even further east anther two Hawks this time belonging to the arrested. The final protest was at the Indonesian Air Force crashed near an air base on east Java. An Indonesian Air Force Chief said Kwiksave supermarket where dozens of the aircraft “experienced total loss" while in routine practice and crashed. Paradoxically, many of members entered the stores filling trolleys the Indonesian crews trained at bases in N. Wales with goods from the shelves which blocked After the latest two incidents in N. Wales the RAF / MOD again rejected concerns expressed by up the aisles, putting ‘Cymraeg!' stickers on the Celtic League about the aircraft's record. Almost forty have now crashed in RAF service since the English-only notices and blowing whis­ tles, effectively bringing the store's business 1982. to a halt. This protest was particularly The MOD is extremely defensive about any criticism of the aircraft's records. The plane has effective in attracting publicity to the need been a winner particularly in the field of export sales. Only recently South Africa signed up to a for a new law to force companies like 1.5 billion pounds deal. However, Britain's export ‘wonder jet’ has had a bad first quarter in 2002 Somerfield to respect the Welsh language. and our concerns about its operation by the RAF over the Celtic countries remain! RapT J.B.MOFFATT Pléitear ainm i nGaeilge laithreach leis an Bhainsleoir agus leis an Oifig Réigiùnda. Nil aon fhadhb nó chuir i geoinne ó thaobh na baince de agus mar thoradh arsin, ta 'Banc Gire Uladh' suas ar gach ceann de 4 craobhacha den Bhanc i gC3thair Chorcai agus anois, td i^ i Banc na hÉireann ag glacadh leis an ainm i H nGaeilge chomh maith leis an ainm i m Bearla. Dar le Gael-Taca, taimid ag bnf ar doras oscailte maidir le chur chun chinn na Gaeilge Gael Taca i gCorcaigh ach gan amhras caithfear an mhargaiocht a dhéanamh. Ni'or lharla riamh gur fhas Ba choir a luath freisin go bhfuil ana dul aon ghluaiseacht na aon chrei- chun chinn deanta ag ‘GailJimh le Gaeilge' sa deamh agus nfordioladh riamh Chathair sin agus iad ag usaid na modhanna aon earrai as a stuaim fein. I margaiochta ceanna le Gael-Taca. gconai ta ga le heagru, ‘Se tuairim Gael-Taca go bhfeadfai ana dul bolscaireachl, poibliochl agus chun chinn a dheanamh maidir leis an Teanga e deanta go proifisiunta. Ta ga Naisiunta da mba e go mbeadh an Foras le teangmhail rlalta le daoine Teanga sasta gniomhu le Oifig agus Coras de gach sort, chun iad a thre- Mhargaiochta on ceannoheathn'» ati acn i oru agus a mhealladh agus a mBaile Atha Cliath agus comh-oibriu le hea- lubadh i dtreo airithe. I bhfocal graiochtai mhargaiochta cosuil le Gael-Taca amhain, ta ga le 'margaiocht' is agus Gaillimh le Gaeilge trid an tir uilig. cuma cad i an chuis no C3d e Ta re nua i ndan ni amhain don Ghaeilge an t-earra. agus do teangacha Cheilleacha eile ma ghlac- Mas feidir le Muintir Coca- tar leis go bhfuil modhanna margaiochta nua Cola na ce3dta mile canna aimsearach ni amhain tabhachtach ach riach- Coke a dhiol in Eirinn gach tanach. seacht3in - agus cad la ioniu i Padraig 6 Cuanachain ndairTre ach uisce, siucra, dathu, aicid agus caifein - is e SUMMARY an mhargafocht is cuis leis sin. Nil aon mhiniu eile air. Padraig 6 Cuanachain and Gael-Taca in I gCorcaigh, ta Gael-Taca ag Cork believe that the reason why the Irish revival has not succeeded as well as it should deanamh traen-iarracht mod- An Ghaeilge taobh amuidh de siopaii tar Cathair Chorcai. hanna nua mhargaiochta a usaid is the failure by Irish Language Organisations maidir le chur chun chinn na to understand the importance of marketing. Gaeilge. I uiglear do Ghael-laca go bhfuil se amhain i gccantar na Cathrach ach trid an However, Gael-Taca with the financial sup­ lhar a bheith tabhachtach go mbeadh an Chontae ar fad. port of Roinn na Gaeltachta, is involved in Ghaeilge le feiscint os comhair agus i mease Deantar ciiram speisialta do ghnothai tab­ some very interesting pioneering efforts in an phobal mar leanga bheo. Agus td se thar a hachtacha cosuil leis na Bainc aon uair ata Cork City and are hopeful that other organi­ bheith tabhachtach go mbeidh seans ag paisti craobh nua de bhainc a thógail no à dheisid. sations will follow their example. scoile an Ghaeilge a iheiscint taobh 3muigh den seomra ranga agus go speisialta aithean- ta ag ghnothai tabhachtacha cosuil le na bainc. Sin e an fath go mbionn an l- e3graiocht i gebnai ag iarraidh aitheantas don Ghaeilge do comhluchtai agus ghnothai de gach sort. Le roinnt blianta anuas, ta cheist na Gaeilge a ardu le togalaithe maidir le hainm- neacha i nGaeilge a chur ar eastait tithfochta in ionad 3inmneacha granna cosuil le Tiffany Downs, Westminster Lawns, Radcliff Hall' agus mar sin de. An rud suimiuil na go bhfuil ag eiri go geal leis an bhfeachtas seo agus ariois la tuairim is 15 togalaithe i gCathair agus Ceantar Chorcai ag glacadh le hainmneacha i nGaeilge. Ta seirbhfs saor ag Gael-Taca chun cabhru leis na togalaithe. Deantar scrudu ar an suiomh agus ansin moltar ainmneacha ata oiriunach do stair, cultur agus fiu diilra an cheantair. Mar thoradh ar seo, ta anois ainmneacha alainn agus oiriunach le feiscint ar sceimean- na tithfochta nua. Ainmneacha cosuil le 'Lios na Greine', 'Ard Dara', 'Cois Trd', Taobh na Coille', 'Dun Eoin', ‘Traonach’, 'Cluain Orga' agus a thuilleadh nach iad. Maidir leis an airneail ghnotha, ta se coitianta anois Gaeilge a iheiscint taobh amuigh de tithe tabhairne agus siopai, ni Roinnt des na ainmneacha i nGaeilge de togalaithe i gCathair Chorcai. Cum IJ • The provision o f Education and Training across all levels which would give prime LANGUAGE NEWS place to Irish as the first language in the Gaeitacht Language Bill at last with privatisation but even apart front that • The achievement o f the status o f a work­ large private companies should be subjected ing language in the European Union. In April the long awaited Bill on Irish lan­ to the same requirements on language equal­ for Irish guage rights was published - the Bill is curi­ ity. • The provision o f information and publici­ ously titled the Official Languages Bill Foras na Gaeilge have expressed severe ty in the Gaeitacht. in the country and out­ (Equality) 2002. The Bill is structured to reservations about the Bill in its present for­ side it. which would emphasise the impor­ give equal rights to Irish and English in mat and have objected to the title of the Bill. tance of the Irish language. Parliamentary Affairs. Acts of the They have expressed fears that as now • The provision o f a dedicated Third Level Legislature, Administration o f Rights and in framed it may even reduce the Constitutional Unit, funded by the Higher Education the services Public Bodies provide to the status o f the language and take from some of Authority, for socio-linguistics and (Irish ) public at large. A Language Commissioner is the positive Court decisions on the status of language planning. proposed but most of the responsibilities o f the language in recent decades. • The defining of a Government policy the stale system are contained in the equality which would confirm the reestablishment schemes. Gaehadit o f Irish as a national language. The Minister for the Gaeltaehl is given the » That a National Plan for the language with power to prepare guidelines to ensure equal Commission Report specific targets, which would demonstrate treatment in provision o f services from Slate When setting up the Gaeitacht die role of the Gaeitacht in the national bodies and the methods under which those Commission over two years ago the then effort, be prepared and implemented. bodies must fulfil their obligations. The Minister for the Gaeltaehl. Éumon Ô Cuiv, • That all aspects of development anti life of Minister can demand such schemes and the claimed that its establishment was as signifi­ the Gaeitacht be supportive of the policy role o f the Commissioner is to monitor these cant a step as the establishment of the Udaras and plan inclusive of: schemes. It is under these schemes that most na Gaeltaehta (Gaeitacht Authority), Radio - A physical plan in support o f language of the responsibilities of the State bodies na Gaeltaehta or Teleffs na Gaeltaehta.. It policy and plan. with regard to service for Irish speakers fall. was charged with examining the position of - Promotion o f a broad programme o f These include the requirement to take the Irish Language in the Gaeitacht ( per­ enterprise development amongst the account o f the Minister's guidelines, the ilous. in the opinion of many in the language Gaeitacht community. need to lake public recommendations into movement who had watched the continual - Every development to be language account, the need to ensure they have suffi­ shrinkage of the number o f Irish speakers in friendly and language centred. cient fluent speakers to provide services in the Gaeitacht over the decades, estimated to - Provision of both social and technologi­ Irish., the need to provide any particular lan­ be only about 20,000 by 2000). ihe efficien­ cal infrastructure for the Gaeitacht guage requirements necessary to provide ser­ cy o f the policies o f State bodies operating regions. vices in Gaeltaehl areas, the need to ensure to maintain and promote the language in the • Thai State services be provided efficiently equality for those who wish to avail of ser Gaeitacht, the effect o f policies of others through Irish to ensure their sustainability. vices through Irish and defining the methods (sport, media, tourism etc) on the language • That the Language Act confirms the right for implementation of their responsibilities. and planning matters. It was to make recom­ o f individuals to services in Irish and to The Bill is far too dependent on the exer­ mendations and prepare an action plan to ensure this that the position o f a Language cise o f the powers o f the Minister when pro­ ensure provisions o f services through Irish in Commissioner be provided for. visions could have been included in the Bill the Gaeitacht. to persuade Gaeltaehl commu­ • That all public and private bodies func­ itself. Many a Minister for the Gaeltaehl had nities o f the importance o f the language and tioning in the Gaeitacht must publish and little enthusiasm for his remit. Another suggest means to strengthen and expand Irish implement language policies in relation to weakness of the Bill is that while it allows within the Gaeitacht regions. language courtesy and that without this the Minister to require a State body to pro­ The Commission spent its first year hold­ funding would not be forthcomong. vide an implementation scheme it leaves the ing a series o f public meetings in Gaeitacht • That all State offices located in the particular bodies to be chosen by the areas and receiving submissions from a vari­ Gaeitacht operate through Irish and have Minister instead of defining them. ety of interested bodies and organisations. Irish as their normal working language. Stale bodies w ill have to use both lan­ These were published and they contained a • That a model be created for industrial guages on their stationary (w ill this mean all wide-ranging number of recommendations development using new directions in application forms, licences etc must now be from individuals and organisations. Amongst industry and research and development. In bilingual ?) and publish specific publications these were proposals to transfer the powers this way an employment hase w ill he bilingually i.e. annual reports, financial state­ of the Local Authorities (i.e. .the County developed from the language industry, ments etc. Any citizen w ill have the right to Councils) with regard to planning and hous­ information technology, the social econo­ use the language o f his/her choice in any ing to the Udaras. to recognise the Gaeitacht my. recreation, arts, education and cultur­ Court, this will apply to witnesses also and as a special administrative region for educa­ al tourism.. simultaneous translation must be provided. tion. housing, infrastructure and health, to • That a sustainable development policy be The Bill however does not state dearly any­ establish a special Teachers Training College agreed which would direct development where that Gaeltaehl courts must operate for the Gaeitacht and Gaelseoileanna and expenditure in those fields towards the through Irish. many suggestions relating to the boundaries stronger language areas. While this Bill contains positive elements of the Gaeltaehl. • That cross area partnerships be founded there is much room for improvement partic­ Finally in April details of the Gaeitacht between the stronger Gaeitacht areas and ularly with regard to the basic responsibili­ Commission report appeared in the press. the weaker ones.. ties o f the State bodies and there is too much The principal recommendations are: • That Language Planning on a national dependence on the Minister for implementa­ • The immediate enactment o f a Language level be established based on best interna­ tion. A glaring omission is the absence of B ill, which would provide services by tional practices and that any provision w ith regard to the private sec­ right in Irish in the Gaeitacht and to the - Sufficient personnel with the appropriate tor Many o f the State bodies are threatened Irish speaking community. skills to operate the system be provided. - A Policy and Action Plan with specific research Irish/Guellachi policies of the targets be published every five years and State. an independent research and monitoring * Work under way as part of LEADER. system be provided. ADM partnerships and other National and • That an executive structure as follows be European programmes should be brought established: under the Gaeltachl Plan. i An independent Board of Commissioners • Proper financial provision should be pro­ (five at most) with legislative support and vided to execute the Plan. the authority to ensure implementation of At the time o f writing the full report has yet the State Plan for Irish and the Gaeltachl. to he published but it can seen that while The Board would report to the Dai I each there are many worthwhile recommendations year on implementation measures and on they are hardly o f the revolutionary nature the State Plan. The Board would also con­ presaged by Minister O Cuiv at the launch o f firm or annul the status of Gaeltachl areas the Commission. The fact that many relate to based on information from the Economic the actions o f State bodies themselves indi­ and Social Research Institute (ESRI. see i\ cate how poorly the Gaeltachl was served by below) or other suitable sources. State Departments over the decades and the ii The named Minister and his Department hypocricy and political expediency involved. (Arts. Heritage. Gaeltachl and the Islands) It is understood that the Report is very criti­ w ill he responsible for Policy and cal of State bodies and policies or rather lack Planning. This w ill he done in consultation o f policies and understanding. If the recom­ with stakeholders taking account o f the mendations were to be implemented there assessment system and research from a could be a significant improvement however dedicated division o f the ESRI. The the initial reaction o f the Minister for the Minister will publish a National Action Gaeltachl was hardly encouraging. The real Plan every five years. fear of the Irish language community is the hi A restructured Gaeltachl Authority will lack of a political w ill to adopt and imple­ execute the Plan in the Gaeltachl while ment the recommendations and the real pos­ Foras na Gaeilge w ill implement it in the sibility that like many other reports it w ill he rest of the country. Eamon Ó Cuiv, who as Minister fa r the left on the shelf to gather dust. The report is iv A special division o f the ESRI w ill be Gaeltachl in 2000, set up the due lo be launched officially at the end o f founded which w ill assess, monitor and Gaeltachl Commission. May. Colâiste na nGael • Colaiste na nGael are organising this day programme of classes, music Shenfield High School, Alexander year's International Festival of the and walks in the Derbyshire Peak Lane, Shenfield, Essex, CM15 8RY. Irish Language in The Hague, District. Tel: 01277 210 131; Netherlands, September 6th - 8th, 2002. Musicians, writers and teach­ • For further information about any of Fax: 01277 266 422; ers from all over Europe will descend the above, contact: Christy Evans, Email: [email protected] on the Netherlands for this friendly and interesting event. For a free 8- page bilingual booklet about the festi­ val contact Christy Evans at address given below.

• On the 12th / 13th October 2002, there is a weekend college in Basingstoke Irish Centre, in Hampshire.

• La Gaeiach, Irish Language Activity Day, will take place on the 2nd November in Donegal House in the pretty cathedral town of Lichfield, Staffordshire.

• Mar eolas duitne:

A new guide to the Irish Language courses for adults in the Gaeltacht.

• The resurgence of the Irish language in Britain continues. (See picture) Forty-four students attended a three- Irish speakers in London: Deidre Finn, Jackie Quirk and Càit Woods

Cum l.s The NICE 2 Scandal I'¿ in C e ltic The new Irish Government proposes tion of Nice I , is to reaffirm that rejec­ (¿¿lines 2 0 0 2 to ask the people to change the tion by an even bigger No in Nice 2 The 2002 Pan Celtic Games w ill be Constitution in exactly the same way in than last year's 8% No majority. This is hosted in Ballysliannon. Co. Donegal. It Nice 2 as In Nice 1, to permit the Nice why in Nice 2 last year's Yes-side vot­ w ill be the First time Ireland has organ­ Treaty to be ratified. At the EU summit ers, as well as the many people who ised the event. did not vote at all, should com e out to in Seville on 20 June 2002 the Irish Up to 700 participants from the dele­ Government intends getting a political vote No to teach the Government and gate nations are expected to attend the Declaration on neutrality from the other politicians the ABC of democra­ week-long event. other EU States to the effect that cy - that, whether it suits them or not, Participating Celtic nations w ill include Ireland can remain neutral if the EU they must respect and abide by the goes to war. This Declaration will not people's democratic vote. Ireland. Brittany. Isle of Man. Scotland be legally binding, or be part of Nice. It In a further example of contempt for Cornwall and Wales, also Asturias. will not alter or affect the treaty one the people and to make it easier to Galicia and north Portugal will attend. iota. So it is the same Treaty we are reverse the result of Nice I, the The idea o f the Celtic water sports was being asked to vote on again. The Government removed from the statu­ developed in 1994 by a group of enthusi­ Government has already insulted the tory neutral Referendum Commission asts in Brittany. The games w ill be Irish electorate before our EU partners the function of informing citizens what marked by a major week-long cultural by failing to insist that the Treaty be the No-side and Yes-side arguments event which w ill encompass parades, renegotiated following our rejection of might be. In Nice I the Government pageants, music, dance and drama. it last year. They now seem bent on gave the Referendum Commission making a laughing stock of us in the EU £2.5 million of public money to dis­ and internationally by trying to Induce seminate information on the Treaty. So us to say Yes this autumn to exactly there were plenty resources devoted the same Nice Treaty as we said No to to telling citizens about Nice. To ICCL SLAM SPECIAL last year. What will people think of the ensure that there will be no public Irish if they are so easily taken in? money behind the No-side arguments COURT PROVISIONS Unlike a Declaration, a Protocol is in Nice 2, the Government pushed an There have been renewed concerns legally part of a Treaty, and negotiating amendment to the Referendum Act about the integrity, In Fluman Rights through all stages in the Oireachtas in it would require a conference of all EU terms, of the Special Criminal Court States and the reopening of the Nice one day on 14 December 2001, with established In Ireland under the Offences Treaty in proper renegotiations. one day's notice to the opposition. Against the State Act (OASA). The Government has failed in its con­ This was done on the eve of the Dail The Irish Council for Civil Liberties stitutional duty by not Insisting on this, rising for the Christmas holidays, when as it could have done, and trying to fob there was likely to be minimal atten­ (ICCL) has expressed concerns about the us off with empty Declarations. tion by the media or public to such a non-jury Court system (The Herdman Therefore the only way to make the drastic change in the referendum rules, Committee) and has called for its aboli­ Government do its constitutional duty and no time for properly discussing it tion. It Is also being suggested that the and stand by the Irish people's rejec­ in the Dail. composition of the Committee was struc­ tured in such a way that the enquiry was unbalanced. The ICCL remarked that it was "not Insignificant" that nine of the Chains for Sinn The f i w w 14 members of the Herdman Committee The recent general election in the Irish Republic were civil servants, all of whom recom­ produced some results not expected by the political mended retention of the Courts. pundits. There were many cliff hangers and a number Over a year ago the Celtic League of recounts with some long standing TDs losing their voiced similar concerns to those current­ seats, including a former Tanaiste and Labour Party ly articulated by the ICCL. With the cease­ leader and a former Fine Gael leader. Fianna Fall increased their number of Trevor Sargent, Leader of the Green and British government should have seats from one to six with their vote going up from Party, which made significanl gains learned over the past thirty years it is that 2.8% in 1997 to 3.85%. Sinn Fein increased their rep­ the application of unsound law leads to resentation from one to five TDs and their vote from 2,5% to 6.5%. There was also an increase unsound convictions". in the number of Independents with quite a number of community-based representatives being Recently the Irish government estab­ elected. lished a Human Rights Commission. This was a positive development. However, The final results lor the 166 seat Dail are as given below: whilst the State has to resort to dual FF FG Lab PD GP SF Others standards of justice and ignores criticism 82 31 21 8 6 5 13 by both internal and international rights At the time of writing Fianna Fail and the PDs are negotiating on policies but the outcome is bodies it can only be said to be paying lip likely to more of the same with the PDs pushing for privatisation and both parties likely to service to Human Rights. agree, despite election promises, on cutbacks and fiscal rectitude. J B Moffat Kernewek _vn Argentina ha ri korsow Kernewek dre Spaynek die lyther po der an gwias. dell yw ordenys seulabrys gans kor­ sow Kembrek. Gwydhelek ha Gwydhelek 5 1 Xernow Alban yn Buenos Aires. Summary Our friends in Argentina are working hard in oriler to give a heller knowledge o f the Celtic NOWODHOW DA RAG languages in their country, in spile o f the recent difficult economical situation of ASWONNVOS AN YETHOW Argentina. It is important to remember that there is a large Celtic community in Argentina. Apart the Galician community, KELTEK YN AMERIKA DEGHOW we fin d large Scottish. Welsh and Irish com­ Yma hagas a dhus dhiwysek ow kul lavur Hendasow Pablo ha Manuel a dheu dhi worth munities. mear ha splann rag Icdanhe aswonnvos an Galythi. Redys vydh tekstow a-dro dhe hub A conference organized mainly by Pablo yelhovv keltek yn Amerika Deghow. Nyns yeth keltek lia yn kever keltek kemnivn po Rodriguez Lcinulo. Manuel Castro, Gabriel yvv pur es aga lavur. Res yw dhyn perthi kov keltek kotli. aga istori. aga heyndir ha'ga Cortes. H iginio Martinez Estevez, ha a'n siridli erbysek a-dhiwedhes yn Argentina. gnas. An tekstow a vydh lennys gans leverysi Mercedes Giujfre about the Celtic languages Gwrys yw an bagas nía a das an wiasva an yetliow ma genestk a Argentina. Rag will be held in a prestigious the ale t in the Almargen (w ww.almariten.com.a r) lia'n ensatnpel : Guillermo Santana Mac Kinlay a centre o f Buenos Aires. Tests a In nit Irish. Liga Celta Argentina (Kesiinyans Keltek wra lenna an tekst yn kever y vammyeth. an Scottish Gaelic anil Welsh w ill he rend by Argentina). Gwydhelek Alban. Maria James a wra redya Argentinan-horn native speakers. Only the Yn mis Me y fydh synsys keskusulyans yn an tekst yn kever an Kembrek... tests about Breton and Cornish w ill not he Buenos Aires (pennsitu Argentina) yn gvvari- An tekst yn kever an yeth Kernewek a read hy native speakers as these communi­ va a-'ri Paseo la Plaza yn kres pennsitu vydh redys gans Manuel Castro kyn na vydh Argentina a-dro dhe’n yetliow keltek. Res skrifys ganso nies gans den arall dhi worth ties are not represented In Argentina. yw dhyn perthi kov bos kemmyniethow kel- Galythi. h. y. agas «was. ow honun. An keth The main gold o f litis conference is to give tek meur yn Argentina y’ga tnysk Albanyon. tra a hwyrvydh gans an tekst yn kever an the opportunity to the Argentina» to have ci Gwydhyli ha Kembroyon. Ordenoryon an yeth Bretonek. Redys vydh «ans Pablo better knowledge o f the Celtic languages and keskusulyans a vydh Pablo Rodríguez Rodrigue/ Leirado nies skrifvs vydh gans to enable them to learn Cornish through Letrado (pennskrifer Almargen). Manuel den dhiworth Galythi. h. y. genev vy. Nyns Spanish through the web o r by correspon­ Ctistro (lywvdh an Kesunyans keltek eus kemmyniethow bretonek na gernewek a- dence as Irish. Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Argentina ha pennrewler bagas pib galythiek vri yn Argentina. courses are already provided in Buenos Buenos Aires). Gabriel Cortes. Higinio Amkan an keskusulyans ma yw ledanhe Aires. Martine/ Lstéve/ ha Mercedes Giutfrc. aswonnvos an yetliow keltek y'ga my.sk Jose CAI.VKTE

DERYVAS AN GWASK yn lyes tyller ynnans. Yn fennough an treylyer Summary a amendyas y versyon rag y hevelly orth an The Cornish-language publishing company A DHALLETH (Kernowek) tylleryow ma yn textow coth. Kynth yw tra Spyrys a Gernow is pleased to announce the arnoweth an treylyans Kernowek ma. yma publication of the first complete New Cowethas dyllans an yeth Kernowek Spyrys sperys fresk ha teythyak an tavas tradycyonal Testament in Cornish It has been translated a Gernow yw pys da dhe davethly adro dhe apert war bub folen anodho. by Dr Nicholas Williams, a Celtic scholar gensa dyllans yn Kernowek Testament An Testament Noweth ma a vydh gwres dhe working in Ireland Noweth dyen. Re bue treylyes gans Dr savon pur uhel an pyth yw gwyw rag ger Dew. The publication of the New Testament in any Nicholas Williams, scolhyk Keltek usy owth Bytegens, y fydh gwerthys dhe brys £15.95. language has always been of crucial impor­ obery yn Wordhen.Publysyans an Testament (nyver ISBN 0 9535975 4 7), hag yn fordh ma tance to dignify languages with the undeni­ Noweth a vue a roweth specyal yn muer a ow cul dhe'n ger Dew yn Kernowek hegergh able status of being worthy to express the bowyow, ow ry dhe’n tavas an worshyp a vos dhe Gernowegoryon a bub gallus ha pub word of God. Luther's German version of the consydrys gwyw dhe ultra ger Dew. Trelyans pegans. Bible and the incomparable English of the Martin Luther ha Bybel somper an Mytern Nyns o possybyl dhe'n dyller gul yndella King James Version left an indelible mark on Jago a asas aga dew verk andyleadow war an heb gweres arhansek dheworth lyes their respective languages. yetli Almaynek a'u eyl tu ha war an Sawsnek masoberor hag yma aga henwyn gorrys yn rol This New Testament will be produced to a a'y gela. yn lyver. very high standard as is befitting for the word Y fue kenscryf an treylyans ma fundys war Morans sodhagyl Testament Noweth a vydh of God. However it wit! be sold at a price of an text Greca warbarth gans nebes treylyan- sensys yn Eglos Vethodyst Resulyan ogas £15.95. (ISBN number 0 9535975 4 7). thus sow yn Sawsnek modern ha versyons yn dhe Resrudh de Sadorn 30ves mys Merth dhe making the word of God in Cornish accessible dyvers tavosow Keltek ynwedh. Wosa gorfen- 3 uer. Heb mar yma galow colonnek dhyso jy to Cornish speakers of all abilities and all na y gensa versyon. an treylyer a'n danvonas dos ty dha honen po ken dhe dhanvon incomes. dhe nyver a Gernowegoryon skentyl rag cafus gescoweth. gans ynwedh, / po ken. gwas aga thybyansow yn y gever. An ewnansow camera po fotografyth. An Treylyer Dr Spyrys a Gernow. Gordon Villa. Sunnyvale comendys gansans a rendras an treylyans Williams a vydh ena. Road. Portreath Redruth. Kernow/Cornwall. moy helavar hag esya dhe redya. Wosa henna Ny a grys publysyans a'n kensa Testament TR16 4NE. +44 1209 842394 an treylyer a sarchyas oil an textow Kernowek Noweth Kernowek dhe vos men myldyr a vry so vrvs@eurobell. co. uk (Kernowek Cres hag Adhewedhes kefrys). An yn ystory agan yeth ny hag y fydh gweres ran vrassa an re na yw textow Crystyon. muer yn gordhyans der Gernowek. Heb dowt Michael Everson gwaryow merkyl ba homylys, yn ensompel. vyth an treylyans a wra golusegy an (editor. Testament Noweth 2002) hag yma devynnow mes a'n scrypturs kefys Grystonyeth yn mesk an poblow Keltek. Michael Everson '" * Everson Typograph

t am / Inter-Celtic Meeting to Discuss Housing Crisis

Speakers from the Welsh Housing emphasis though is to expand the market to Campaign group Cymuned joined forces with include affordable housing and not to Cornish Solidarity and a Cornish County restrict the market to local people, which Councillor at a public meeting in Penzance many believe would be the more feasible on 16th March 2002, in what was predicted option. to be an "important and potentially very use­ Although the situations in Kernow and ful meeting1' by Malcolm Williams, Senior Cymru are not exactly the same, there are Lecturer of Sociology, at Plymouth many overlaps. In both nations for instance, University. Th

IS Cant Dooyrt Henry Patterson dy vel Coardail Jeheiney Caisht cur dy chooilley pheiagli ayns Nerin twoaie ayns tree possanyn: 'ashooneyryn'. "iinnaneyseyryn'. as 'sleih M a n n in elley'. T'eh smooinaghtyn dy bee eh doillee da sleih dy scapail veih ny lipaidyn shen. As t'eh shickyr dy nhegin datte scapail my vees 'politickaght chiari' goll er Ihiasaghey ayns Nerin twoaie: ta shen dy ghia, y skian toshtal noi'n skian jesli. Ta Patterson smooinaghtyn s o Yl e e b e e a l FEIRSHTEY dy sei Coardail Jeheiney Caisht goaill risii scarreydys as cur er dy ve ny smessey. Paart dy 'leih va geaishtagh risii Henry SY TRAA RY HEET Patterson, cha row ad ayns coardailys risii. Er y ghermì, hie mee gys Beeal Feirshtey dy nick goaill ayrn ayns 'Newsnight' oie Fer jeu shen. dooyrt eh dy row lane bsvooisal loayrt mychione y Ghaelg ayns 'scoill- Jeheiney, tra ta inehynee (intellectuals) myr nagh row eaggey jeean toast goll er ayns gheurec' va reaghit son sheshaght cnmyssii eshyn gra reddyn dewil mychione lioaryn Nerin twoaie. ga dy row reddyn agglagh Soylee Beeal Feirshtey 2008 (Imagine t’ad er Iliadi, ny filmyn as cloicyn Tad er toast goll er jannoo ayns shen. As dooyrt fer Belfast 2008), Shoh sheshaght va reaghey nakin. Sy chinare shen er y gherrid. Iiaink elley nagli chrcid eh dy row scarreydys cheet cheb Veeal Feirshtey dy ve enmyssit Arcl- Paulin dy ve corree agglagh tra dooyrt dy ve ny smessey. vatley Oarpagh ¡eh Cultoor son y vlein 2008, Germaine Greer nagh row ny sidooryn Loayrtagh elley. va shen Mary Burgess veih Myr t'eh taghyrt dy menniek Ic.sh Goaldagh agli 'cooillceney yn currym oc' Ollooscoill Notre Dame. Chicago. V is h immeaghtyn cultooroil myr sholi. eha hoig Doonaght ny Folley (Bloody Sunday). Myr loayrt mychione politickaght chultooroil mee c’ red va goll er ram jeh'ii traa! Va mee shen. ta Paulin co-ennaghtagh risii ny pob- ayns Beeal Feirshtey roish as lurg da Nerin ayns Beeal Feirshtey risii tree ny kiare laa as blaghtee. ga nagh noddagh oo gra dy nee goll er rheynn (veih 1890 gys 1925). Dooyrt son y ehooid smoo jeh'ii traa shen va mee pobblaghtagh eshyn. She bard t'ayti. ny yei. ee dy row ashooneyryn Prostanee ayns Nerin marish daa ghooinney ta gobbraghey son Ayns Beeal Feirshtey yn vee ellcy. she twoaie ec y traa shen. Agh cha row shen Yernish, lerjeii ayns ollooscoill as y fer elley Chengey Phobble yn Ard-valley (The cooie da sleih va cur beaynchroo (making ayns ynnyd chultooroil boayl la bunseoill as Vernacular City) va ennym e leaght. Dooyrt stereotypes) er yn daa heu: Catolee - ro-scoi 11 (nursery school) Yernish. Y sleih va eli ere elio scanshoil as t eli dy ve geaishtagh ashooneyryn. Prostanee - leiglialee. Ooilley ghebbal Beeal Feirshtey dy ve enmyssit Ard- risii chengey yn phobble - Baarle. Yernish. yn stoo va screeut ec ny h-ashooneyryn valley Oarpagh jell Cultoor. v'ad jeean dy Ulleeish. as gagh chengey elley. Loayr eh Prostanee sholi ayns y twoaie. va neu-nhee mychione y scansh jeh Beeal Feirshtey daa hoilshaghey dy vod y daa lieu cheet ry clieil- jeant jeh ayns y twoaie - as ayns y jiass cheead blein er dy henney as ny smoo. myr ley ayns yn ard-valley. Myr shen. v'ad laccai neesht. V'eh feer speeideilagh Nerin y ard-valley raad va sleih smooinaghtyn as ny Gaeil dy ve goaill ayrn chammah as scoltey er aghi cimagli. screeu ayns aghtyn seyr. Va’ ti Ravloyd Albinee-UIlee (Ulster Scots), ny h- Va dati cheilidh reaghit son y scoill-gheuree Frangagli feer scanshoil feiy ny cruinney. ashooneyryn Yernagh chammah as ny shoh. V'eh baghtal ry akin dy row ad reaghit Erskyn ooilley. v'eh scanshoil ayns twoaie iinnaneyseyryn. Risii ynunodee bleeantyn ta dy chur caa cooie da'n daa heu dy chloie yn Nerin. She Prostanee Yernagh chimi pob- mish gindys cre'n fa t ad gra ashooneyryn' kiauil oc ad yannoo ny daunseyn oc. M yr hlaghtys Yernagh. dy firrinagh. cur geill da risii y derrey hen as iinnaneyseyryn' ny Manninagh. ghow- mee soylley jch ny ceilid- ny li-eieyn oc hene as da eieyn Iiaink noal 'leighaltee' risii y jeh elley. Nagli ve I (row?) (ivn. Foddym toiggal dy row eh doillee ny veih'n Rank. shoh ny chaggey eddyr ashooneyryn fccayrtyn da Yemee veih'n twoaie soylley y Chammah as Tom Paulin, loayr sleih ellcy Yernagh as ashooneyryn Goaldagh? Agh. fy ghoaill jeh gagh ayrn ayns ny ceilidhyrt shoh. (as mish ny mast’oc) mychione polit ickaght yerrey. hoig ny leighaltee nagli row Lunnin Cha nel y cagey cho jeaan. agh ta'n noidys Yernagh as ehengaghyn. Leaght ten mee laccai ad arragh. Nish, ta kuse jeh ny leighal­ foast ayn clashtyn. va shen curriL ec Henry Patterson tee debejagh dy cliroojarroo-enncy (identity ) veih Ollooscoill Ullee. Loayr eshyn fondagli dauesyn hene. T a il laccai y sedili Summary mychione y skian toshtal ayns cooishyn pol- Manxman's view afa cultura/ event la Itel/r dy ve jeeaghyn ormo myr Albinee-LHIee as A itickagh ayns twoaie Nerin. Ghow eli risii dy Belfast 'x bid to be named European Capita/ eha nee Y ernee. ten Coardail Jeheiney Caisht cur lesh sordi o f Culture in 2008. The keynote address by As va Soylee Beeal Feirshtey 2008 laccai y dy hee. Agh t'eli smooinaghtyn dy ve I eh Tam Paulin stressed Belfast's fanner tradi­ sedili dy ve jeeaghyn er Beeal Feirshtey myr gaueagh dy ve I y coardail shoh "riojey" boayl raad ta sleih smooinaghtyn mychione y tion of free-thinking. cooishyn as Ihiettal gleashaghey er oi. traa ry lieet. dia nee mychione y traa t'er Brian Slowed ngoll shaghey. Sleih la smooinaghtyn mychione y traa ry lieet ayns Beeal Feirshtey, t ad briaght cre'n sordi dy li-ard- Time t© Ratify Minority Languages Treaty valley vees ayn ayns 20087 Nod Beeal When the European Charter for Regional and Minority Languages first appeared two or Feirshtey goll er caglilaa? Bee yn scarreydys three years ago, a Government spokesman was reported by loM newspapers as saying that the (sectarianism) ayn son dy bragh? Cre'n Manx Government would ask for the UK to ratify the treaty when the UK Government rati­ ynnyd vees ee Yernish? Cre'n ynnyd vees ec fied (he treaty itself. Well a year has passed since the UK ratified the treaty and as yet there's Ulleeish. chengey Albinee-UIlee? Nod Beeal no sign of it being extended to the Isle of Man. Feirshtey toilliu yn eiinym jeh Ard-valley This treaty is not yet another one of those silly hits of legislation from Europe designed to Oarpagh jeh Cultoor? keep small countries like ours down - the opposite in fact. In effect the treaty guarantees a Hug Tom Paulin yn ard-loayrtys jelTn seoill- fairly limited range of rights and services to minority and regional language speakers. gheuree (v'eh ny smoo goll risii leaght na In the Isle of Man ratification will have little, if any, effect on the excellent provision for loayrt vs). She bard, leaghteyr. cremeyder as Manx already offered by the Government. The importance of the treaty is that it will provide persoon-chellveeish Tom Paulin. My ta a certain degree of security (or the services already provided by Government making il more enney ec sleih er. s'co.soylagh dy donar ad yn difficult for them to be cut in the future. So all in all it seems that its time that the enney shen vcih'n chlaare-diellveeish shen Government asked the UK to extend the provisions of this relatively inoffensive treaty to the er BBC 2. ‘Newsnieht1. Ta Paulin dv men- Isle of Man.

Cam /V Census Confirms Significant MANX GOVT. POLICY SOCIALLY AND CULTURALLY Growth in National Language DEVASTATING

For the first time in 80 years, more than 2 are keen to learn our national language. FOR MANX % o f the population of the Isle of Man speak While the figures are a cause for celebration, Preliminary census figures show lhal the Manx. Provisional figures from the 2001 it is important to remember that there number o f Manx born people as a percent­ Census released by Trudy Culshaw of the remains only a handful of competent quali­ age of the population continues to fall. The Economic Affairs Division of Treasury show a fied teachers and development workers interim information indicates that only strengthening in recent trends for strong attempting to meet growing demands for 36,755 of the resident population. 48.2 per growth in the numbers of people claiming Manx language services." cent, are Manx-born. Five years ago the fluency in Manx. The number of persons who "Government has been very supportive of figure dipped below 50% for the first time can speak, read or write Manx is 1,689 (2.2°/o the development of Manx, particularly over at 49.9 per cent. of the population) compared with 741 in the past five years, however, unless The census last time did not provide 1991 (1%), 284 in 1971 (0.5%) and only 165 Government support continues to keep pace detail o f the percentage o f the population (0.340/o) in 1961. with the increasing demands the 2011 census who had both Manx born parents and Perhaps the most encouraging news is that may well present a much different story. grandparents. This group in percentage the strongest growlh in numbers is in young Without proper investment In teacher train­ terms is considerably smaller (possibly as people with 46% (or 784) of speakers under ing, parental support and resource develop­ few as 10,000) and is identified by being the age of 19. This represents a significant ment these tremendous successes recorded in denied entitlement to benefits under EU increase on the 147 (20%) under 19 year olds the census, will prove to be short lived." provisions relating to “employment or who were recorded as Manx speakers at the establishment” , (residency) Phil Gawne 1991 census. This shows very clearly the Mann has traditionally been able to Yn Greinneyder tremendous success of the Department of assimilate and balance those moving to the Education's development o f Manx Gaelic Island but levels of in-migration have Knowledge of Manx Gaelic, that is those over the past decade. never been on the scale now being endured. people who can speak, read or write Manx, Recognising the importance that parents The scarcely veiled policy of the Manx stands at 2.2% o f the population. The north­ place on their children learning the national government, which is to further dramatical­ ern parishes of Bride and Jurby each have language of the Isle of Man, the Department ly increase the number o f in-migrants to of Education established optional Manx over 6.5% o f the population with knowledge the Island, means that the percentage of lessons as part of the Manx National o f Manx Gaelic. There is a noticeable Manx people as a level of the overall pop­ Curriculum in 1992. These lessons were increase from the 1991 Census when 0.9% ulation w ill nose dive over the next two enthusiastically welcomed in to all hut a few spoke Manx Gaelic, 0.7% could read Manx decades. unenlightened schools and have proved to be Gaelic and 0.5% could write Manx Gaelic. Government policy to date has been neg­ extremely popular with parents and children.. This is compared to 2%, 1.2% and 0.9% ative as regards the indigenous population In 1997 the Department strengthened its respectively in 2001. These increases are in and the continuing economic trends mean Manx language provision through the intro­ the main due to the efforts o f the that it w ill continue to be socially and cul­ duction of the TCG (GCSE equivalent) in Department o f Education’s Manx Language turally devastating for the Manx. Manx and of course the highlight of this year Unit introducing Manx Gaelic more compre­ Bernard Moffatt for the Manx language was the Department's hensively into the Island's schools. establishment of the Manx Medium Class at Ballacottier, in conjunction with Mooinjer WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY Veggey. Mooinjer Veggey must also take some of TO RESOLVE CHRONICLES ISSUE the credit for the fourfold increase in under an act of astonishing hypocrisy the new 19 year old Manx speakers. In the five years British Museums have adopted a new code will apparently only apply to new acqui­ since it was established, Mooinjer Veggey has code of ethics, which asserts that Museum curators should “respect the interests” of sitions. A spokesman for the British provided preschool places for more than 200 the communities from which objects of cul­ Museum said that whilst it will abide by the children most of which will have been tural value originate. code it sees no likelihood of it leading to the recorded as speakers in this census. The new code is a tacit admission of the handing back of parts of its existing collec­ Breakdown of the provisional figures also dubious nature of some of the past acquisi­ tion. shows that 1,301 speak, 914 read and 707 tions that institutions such as the British Arguably the acceptance by British institu­ write Manx, out of the total 1,689 of people Museum and others hold. The code urges tions of their past misdeeds in acquiring, who were able to do one or other of these these institutions to recognise that others sometimes in dubious circumstances, the three. The full figures are expected to be may have a "stronger claim to certain items” antiquities of others does provide a window released by the February sitting of Tynwald than themselves. of opportunity. and further analysis will provide invaluable Some have already interpreted the new The Manx government should end its pre­ assistance to those trying to secure the ethical policy as providing a means to seek varication on the Chronicles travesty and future of our national language. the return of artefacts looted and stolen issue a measured but firm request for the Manx National Heritage and the Manx around the world, which now reside in many return of the Chronicles from the British Heritage Foundation's Manx Language of the major collections of British Museums. Library. They could perhaps suggest that the British Library “respect the interests" of the Development Officer, Phil Gawne, welcomed The code, one would think, would also Manx community by returning for perma­ the Census results but offered the following have implications for the claim of the Manx people to have the "Chronicles of the Kings nent display in our own National museum note of caution. "These figures show clearly of Man and the Isles” , held by the British our most important manuscript. what those of us working for the language Library, returned to the Island. However, in J.B.MOFFATT already suspected, that parents and children status quo in Ulster isn’ t going to last either. JL. , In short England may have over reached her­ self by trying to hold on to Ireland for too long and may end up losing not merely all of

C a n effective IS GREATER INTER-CELTIC lnte.r-Ge.ltie 'political POLITICAL ACTION AND C ooperation p e a i l y Take place?1 As mentioned this is a difficult question to CO-OPERATION NOW POSSIBLE? answer but as also mentioned the answer is a qualified yes. Firstly it has already occurred. Could a Celtic Council with Teeth he Fanned? In the post war almost Stalinist show trials o f Bretons by the French authorities Welsh These are difficult questions to answer but of the Celtic countries. Both Scotland and observers were able to establish the false and the answer is probably a qualified yes. The Wales voted yes in 1997 to the referendum perjured accusations being made by the Celts are notorious for infighting and inabil­ question asking for more self government or French against many Bretons. The Irish ity to unite against outside threats. It was a devolution which created the new Scottish Government in turn granted asylum to many civil war between British Celtic factions (in Parliament and Welsh Assembly and pro­ Bretons who might otherwise have faced the the Council of Londinium which governed voked cal Is for Breton and Cornish devolu­ death sentence in France. Recently the Irish Celtic Britain after the Roman withdrawal) tion. Over 50.0(H) signatures have been col­ government lias opened consulates in which allowed the Anglo-Saxons to gel a lected in favour o f the Sened Cardiff and Edinburgh while the Scottish foothold in Britain back in the 440s'. with Kernow/Cornish Senate, raising the spectre Nationalist Parly executive leadership yet another internal Irish war which allowed for London o f perhaps a revived Dumnonian makes no secret of plans for close relations the Anglo-Normans to invade Ireland in the state or even kingdom in southwestern between ail independent Scotland and the twelfth century while the Irish went on fight­ Britain! - maybe even with designs on Irish Republic. The proposed British-lrish ing each other, while more recent examples reconquering territory from the Saxons! Council of the Isles clearly is not acceptable of Scotland being sundered by the Highland- Meanwhile in Brittany support for indepen­ because o f its exclusion of Brittany and Lowland split, bitter dialect divisions in dence stands between about 25%-35% and inclusion o f England. Cornwall, the split between various factions most agree that the status quo in Brittany A Celtic Council could either form itself in Brittany (leftwing, rightwing, pro-nation­ cannot last. The Manx Government while along the lines of the Celtic League and con­ alist. aiiU-iiatiimalisl. etc.), the division traditionally seen as a bastion o f the estab­ sist of delegations from each o f the six between unionist and nationalist in Ulster lishment has made concessions to national­ nations or it could aspire to attract official where Protestant Scots-Irish planters and ists and allowed the introduction o f the Manx representatives from the Irish Government, native Irish Catholics were skillfully played language into the schools. It is true that the Scottish Parliament, the Welsh o ff against each other by London and in all internationally regional nationalism has been Assembly, the Manx Government, the future six Celtic countries a sort of pro-assimila- on the rise over the past tw o decades but the Cornish Senate and the Breton Regional tionist. anti-nationalist, don’t rock the boat Northern Ireland conflict may have provoked posture from what could be termed the local soul searching in the other Celtic countries Council (w hich may soon give way to a more Celtic establishment, the local middle class about what their real local identity w a s- and self governing Breton Assembly similar to and church bodies whether Catholic or they began to look beyond their French and the Welsh body). The second route is the Protestant. British passports. Also Margaret Thatcher's more desirable because its representatives bloody minded prolongation of the conflict would be speaking for responsible and N e w U n ity a n b and misrule every where else w'hieh even democratically elected bodies. provoked English miners into open revolt Such a Celtic council could like the Nordic N eiv W atwnutiam and alienated Scottish and Welsh voters who Council (Norway. Sweden, Denmark, and supported Labour not Thatcherite Finland) coordinate a more united Celtic p a w n i n g ? Conservatism all combined to form a milieu approach to issues such as neutrality, envi The situation has changed radically since where Scottish. Welsh. Cornish and Manx ronnienial concerns, human rights violations the 1970’s. From that period foreword began nationalism became not only respectable but by the French and British authorities and a revival of interest in minority languages desirable alternatives to policies which were possibly lend assistance to other small and cultures, which as the socio linguist clearly designed only in the interests of nations - offering perhaps early diplomatic Joshua Fishman accurately put it “ wasn’ t England. The Ulster clash may have also recognition loan independent Basque state if supposed to happen” . However it has hap­ caused Bretons to reevaluate Paris for w'hat it Basque nationalists win their proposed refer­ pened and today we find a broad consensus is - an external and colonising force and to endum on independence and even recogni­ in support of the Breton language in all stra­ jettison much o f the postwar baggage and tion of a newly independent Quebec under ta o f Breton society for example which did guilt they had been carrying with them for similar circumstances. Whatever form it not exist in the I960's (when even many forty years or so because o f the misguided might take an effective Celtic Council is now Bretons fell French alone was the ticket to wartime collaboration with Nazi Germany of more than ever a real possibility - and per­ economic survival and cultural progress) as a small minority. Also it should be men­ haps even necessity for the Celtic peoples. well as an explosion o f interest in the other tioned that with the emerging demographic live Celtic languages. This has had political shift to a Nationalist majority in Northern Diartnuid O Neill consequences for the I 8 million inhabitants Ireland of about 50%-559f it is dear that the 1CDBL Canada Cam 2! Mec Vannin Calls For Stringent Celtic Culture Enforcement Of Work Permit System Going Down a Mec Vannin, the Manx Nationalist occasions such as the pressure exerted Party, has written to the Chief Executive by the Moon family when in ownership of Storm in Serbia of the Isle of Man Department of Trade the Castle Mona Hotel, the pointed fail­ I've been given the following informa­ and Industry calling for work permit reg­ ure of the Attorney General to prosecute tion by a friend who found it in the ulations to be reinforced in the light of a work-permit abuse at the Ballamona Scotsman newspaper. The Balkans is alive recent history of lack of enforcement, Hospital site and the Civil Service with the sound of Celtic fiddles. Add to attempts to by-pass regulations and to Commission’s support for Mr. Steven them bodhrans. tin whistles and accor­ actually officially abandon the work-per­ Rodan’s attempt to install a personal dions and you get a full seven strong mit regulation. The letter is reproduced acquaintance as Director of Education in Celtic band entertaining the inhabitants below: preference to a competent and qualified of Serbia with such favourites as Wild Manx person. Rover, Loch Lomond and Rocky Road to Dear Sir, If true, it is also inexcusable that the Dublin. Vet this Is not a band dispatched The Annual General Meeting of Mec Chief Constable intends to discriminate to Belgrade on some government spon­ Vannin, held in March this year, passed against Manx people in the police ser­ sored cultural exchange. Members of the Orthodox Celts are genuine Serbians, so the following resolution: "This AGM vice, this and certain other fields being enamoured with Celtic culture that they views plans to review work permit legis­ exempted from the work permit regula­ perform in Glasgow Celtic FC shirts, lation with extreme concern when tion. To address the deficiencies and to maintain a website with links to Seamus viewed in conjunction with the new make the work-permit regulation a Heaney and have in the last nine years Residency Act." meaningful and supportable piece of leg­ recorded three CDs of traditional Celtic Our concern was obviously well found­ islation, the following modifications are music, with a fourth coming out shortly. ed with the announcement of plans to required at the very least: The number of All this despite the fact that majority of betray the Manx people with the effective work-permits issued must be capped as the band have never set foot on the abandonment of work-permit regulation a percentage of the working population. Emerald Isle or any part of Britain. to let employers practice cronyism and The Work Permit Committee must be What stops the Orthodox Celts from anti-Manx discrimination on an official provided with the resources to positively being a curiosity, and turns them into basis. vet all work-permit applicants. There something of a local phenomenon, are their numerous Serbian fans. Most Needless to say, we are relieved that should be no excluded occupations. reviews of their gigs start by saying the there are still sufficient people of charac­ All work-permit applications should be venues were "jammed", ’’crammed” or ter in Tynwald to force the abandonment made public so that Manx workers can "packed full". Their fans wear green and of these proposals but it is, nonetheless, inform the Committee of their interest in white T-shirts, scarves and hats, and often extremely disturbing that the proposals a job. The well-known practice of “tailor­ interrupt performances by launching Into were made in the first place. The ques­ ing" job applications to suit a non-Manx We are Glasgow Celtic Supporters. The tion must be asked (and hopefully applicant should be ended by providing fans turn the traditional St Patrick's Day answered): Just whom was the the Work Permit Committee with access concert into a riotous celebration of all Department of Industry attempting to to independent professional advice as to things Celtic, replete with pint drinking represent with these proposals? It what sort of qualifications a n d /o r expe­ competitions, sing -alongs and abundant should be self-evident that it is in the rience are really necessary to fulfil a par­ dancing. A sold-out concert two years National Interest to increase regulation ticular task. ago drew 4,000 people to the elite Sava Centre, one of Belgrade's largest concert at times of economic boom to prevent a If it is necessary to provide the venues. A year later, due to demand, the runaway economy with its attendant Committee with additional full-time offi­ band held two concerts at a similar sized negative affects which even UK political cers to support it, then this must be venue. advisors have managed to identify: An done. It's great to know that Celtic culture unsustainable working population, hous­ Yours faithfully, has such widespread international ing shortages and spiralling housing appeal. costs with an ever present threat of sud­ Mark Kermode, den collapse are just a few. Parallel Chairman, Mec Vannin with this need to regulate to prevent neg­ ative effects is the opportunity to raise wages and opportunities for the people CELTIC STUDIES THREAT IN ALBA that the government in the Isle of Man is The Celtic League is disturbed by reports that Celtic Studies is being downgraded at supposed to represent i.e. Manx people. Aberdeen University. The professor of Celtic at the University. Prof. Donald Meek, recent­ Our previous investigations and com­ ly took up a new post at Edinburgh University. It seems that Aberdeen University now wish munications with the Work Permit to discontinue the chair rather than appointing a successor. Committee has revealed that the prob­ This is a matter o f great concern, particularly given that the department in Aberdeen has lem is its lack of resources and the lack been putting much emphasis on modem Scottish Gaelic in recent years, having introduced a of support at political level: Unless a mat­ Gaelic Studies degree in addition to the traditional Celtic degree. As there are only 3 Celtic ter is specifically drawn to the attention departments in Scotland, the downgrading of Aberdeen is a very worrying development. of the Committee, it has no way of know­ The Celtic League has in the past argued vigorously against the downgrading or discon­ ing that a Manx person has been denied tinuation of Celtic Studies at Universities in mainland Europe. Obviously any threat to estab­ an employment opportunity to bring in an lished centres o f Celtic learning in the 'home countries' is even more worrying. immigrant. Nor does it have the facilities The Celtic League w ill be seeking clarification o f the situation and urging all National to positively vet applications for false branches of the League and other cultural groups to oppose any diminution in Celtic Studies declarations. The lack of political sup­ at Aberdeen. port has been demonstrated on several HO CHECKS ON DEADLY THREAT NUCLEAR DUMP SITES! LM [d)(0)1 M A O T » ¡ ¡ i The United Kingdom has not provid­ detected any adverse effects which HALF A CENTURY ed any information to the International could be attributed to radioactivity from A minefield laid just weeks before the Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) about the Atlantic disposal sites”. end of World War 11, almost sixty years monitoring of sites it used in the We were aware that the British gov­ ago, was the source of an incident in Channel and the Atlantic for the dis­ ernment and others are required to which a Northern Ireland fishing vessel, posal of vast quantities of nuclear provide information on these disposals' the MFV Rebecca Elizabeth, was involved. waste. to the IAEA and we therefore queried The Celtic League It3d written to the Prior to the prohibition by internation­ the IAEA about potential monitoring of MOD asking for details on the incident in al treaty of sea disposal of nuclear the sites. However, IAEA Depute which the explosive device was dredged waste the United Kingdom used a vari­ Director General Tomihiro Taniguchi, up just West of the Isle of Man almost exactly on the coordinate where the ety of locations, off South West Ireland, told us: “ / would like to inform you that minefield was laid. in the Hurd Deep in the Channel, and the information in the Agency's pos­ off Rockall as dumpsites. Although ini­ fhe incident highlights once again the session on the disposal of radioactive tially denied they also later admitted problem and danger posed by the failure material in coastal waters around the that some inshore locations such as of the Ministry of Defence to attempt to United Kingdom which was provided the Beaufort Dyke and the Holyhead locate and destroy explosive munitions it by the Government of the United Deep in the Irish Sea had been used. has laid or disposed of in the Irish Sea. Kingdom in 1997 and 1998, does not Paradoxically, during the height of the In February this year both DEFRA include any statistics on environmental Cold War the area around the south of the and the MOD (DSEF) confirmed to the Isle of Man was used regularly by the Celtic League that the containment monitoring for the presence of radioac­ tive substances in the areas where dis­ Royal Navy and other NATO navies for vessels used to hold the waste would minesweeping exercises during which '‘eventually break up on the sea bed posal of radioactive material took place”. exercise mines were laid! It is apparent through the action of ocean currents” . that these navies could have been carry­ Given the British government’s own Indeed DEFRA said that the drums ing out a more realistic exercise in identi­ admission about the likely deterioration containing the radioactive contami­ fying and removing a real threat which still nants “were designed to reach the of containment drums used it seems exists. ocean floor intact but in the knowledge astonishing that steps have not been The MOD have told the Celtic League that the radioactivity would leak over a taken to advise the relevant interna­ that the mine recovered and destroyed in period of years and be dispersed in the tional regulatory body about the result the MFV Rebecca Elizabeth incident was a sea”. of any monitoring. It must call into British World War 11 Mk. 17 buoyant DEFRA also said that “the question it the British have taken any mine. It was one of a number in a series of Government carries out extensive substantial steps to study deterioration small minefields laid between October environmental monitoring" but “has not and contamination at the sites. 1944 and the end of the European war in May 1945 off the west of the Isle of Man to counter "snorkelling U-boats In inshore waters". This particular device is thought NO DEPLETED URANIUM USED to have come from a field of 160 mines laid in an area 10-15 miles to the west of AT CAPE WRATH - ASSURANCE the Calf of Man. If anything this shows that the device had not moved far from its The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has assured the that most US Navy combat vessels are fitted with original location. Celtic League that depleted uranium munitions are not CIWS we sought assurances about restrictions on DU The League will be writing again to the authorised at military firing ranges used by the United firing at Cape Wrath. MOD urging that action be taken to States Navy off Northern Scotland. The MOD said: attempt to identify any further redundant The Celtic League had written to the MOD follow­ "/ cun assure you liiul the use of DU ammunition is munitions hazards in the area. ing news that more exercises were planned by the US not and never has been authorised at Cape Wrath J. B. Moffatt Navy o ff Cape Wrath. Caithness, later this year. The remue. MOD lias no intention of changing this poli­ US Navy is under pressure to find new live firing cy". The MOD also clarified their own decision to cut exercises areas having recently had to vacate home back on the use o f DU and replace it with tungsten exercise facilities in Puerto Rico following a vigorous rounds in the RNs Phalanx weapons. They said: campaign by Islanders which culminated in direct "The reason that tungsten rounds have been brought action and occupation o f restricted m ilitary test in to replace DU rounds for the Royal Navy's Phalanx Celtic League ranges. system is because the tungsten round offers improved There is now a real concern that Cape Wrath usage performance over the DU round for the specific role Press Releases by the US Navy w ill he increased. The Celtic League involved, and not because o f a long term threat of pol­ had been in correspondence with the MOD about DU lution". Those who would like Celtic firing in the north Irish Sea area and learned that con­ The MOD however are being disingenuous and the League press releases via Electronic siderable quantities of DU had been tested by nasal replacement o f DU with tungsten rounds (which have Mail can subscribe (free of charge) vessels filled with Phalanx CIWS (Close In Weapons been available for two decades) for RN vessels prob­ to the mailing list at: System). The C'lWS system fires a depleted uranium ably has more to do vv ith heading off potential radia­ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cel1 ic_leatgue bullet, or penetrator. manufactured from the waste tion exposure claims front RN personnel similar to product of nuclear energy programmes Being aw are those already lodged by Army staff.

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