Celtic League
The Celtic League is an international political and cultural organization that promotes Celtic culture and languages . These include the Celtic leagues in the modern Celtic nations or areas of Ireland , Scotland , Wales , Brittany , Cornwall and Isle of Man .
aims
The basic aim of the Celtic League is to contribute as an international organization to the "struggles" of the six Celtic nations to secure or win their political, cultural, social and economic independence. This includes:
- Promote cooperation between the Celtic peoples
- Develop an awareness of the special relationship and solidarity between them
- Creating a better international awareness of the Celtic independence struggles and achievements
- Advertise a formal association of the Celtic nations once two or more of them gain independence
- Commitment to the better distribution of Celtic resources among the Celtic people
- Each Celtic nation has, due to a different history, different views and therefore no absolute homogeneity can be expected. But this diversity is supposed to take place within the Celtic League. In this way, areas of possible cooperation can be better identified and a detailed general policy can ultimately be formulated.
That is, the Celtic League aims to bring together the various independence movements of these six countries. The understanding of this goal ranges from a loose alliance to an actual union.
Spread
The six main branches are usually referred to by the name of the country in the local Celtic language; so is Ireland known as Éire , Scotland as Alba , Wales as Cymru , Brittany as Breizh , Cornwall as Kernow and the Isle of Man as Mannin . There are also international offices in the US and London . There is also a small Scottish Gaelic- speaking community in Canada .
Magazines
The association publishes the quarterly magazine Carn . The articles are published in the six living Celtic languages (including Manx and Cornish ) and English. The cover of the magazine is a map-like representation of the six Celtic countries and their names. There have also been articles in French in the past. One of the contributors is Sorley MacLean , but the quality and accuracy of the articles is highly variable. The American branch prints its own quarterly newsletter, "Six Nations, One Soul". Each of the branches has published its own magazine at times, the lifespan of which was always short.
history
In 1961 the League emerged from the many Celtic organizations, particularly the Celtic Congress , but with a more political focus. This has been suggested earlier by Hugh MacDiarmid and others. The American branch of the Celtic League was founded in New York City in 1974 .
Internal controversy
Controversies include the status of Galicia and Asturias as Celtic nations. The general consensus within the organization is that they are not Celtic nations as the Celtic language is no longer alive there.
Notable and former members
Some of the more notable members of the Celtic League were Plaid Cymru , Gwynfor Evans , the historian and author Peter Berresford Ellis, and Winnie Ewing of the Scottish National Party.
Political status of the countries
The political status of the Celtic countries is very different.
- Republic of Ireland - independent
- Northern Ireland - part of the United Kingdom with limited autonomy (own parliament again since 1998)
- Isle of Man - The island has its own parliament , but is also dependent on the British crown outside the UK and the EU .
- Scotland - part of the United Kingdom with limited autonomy (separate parliament since 1999)
- Wales - part of the United Kingdom with limited autonomy (own parliament since 1999)
- Brittany - part of France ; no autonomy
- Cornwall - part of the United Kingdom ; no autonomy
Post within the Celtic League
The abbreviations stand for the respective country from which the person comes.
- B (retonic), C (ornish), I (rish), M (anx), S (Scottish), W (Alisian)
An arrow indicates that a person has gone to another Celtic country.
General Secretaries of the Celtic League
- Alan Heusaff †: (1961–84), B → I
- J. Bernard Moffat : (1984-88), M
- Davyth Fear : (1988-90), C → W
- Séamas Ó Coileáin : (1990-91), I.
- J. Bernard Moffat: (1991-2006), M
- Rhisiart Tal-e-bot: (since 2006), W
Other posts
The presidency and vice-presidencies were given from 1961 to 71 and were then abolished. The posts were held by Gwynfor Evans ( W ) and Robert McIntyre ( S ).
Web links
literature
- Ellis, Peter Berresford, The Celtic Dawn
- Tanner, Marcus, Last of the Celts