Celtic Moment

Cost of Scots fraud ‘has doubled’
The cost of fraud in Scotland more than doubled in the past year, an accountancy firm has said. KPMG’s annual fraud barometer found the value of fraudulent activity rocketed from £20.8 million in 2009 to £43.4 million last year.

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Panda politics: China sending 2 pandas to Scotland
Divers say they’ve found 1811 wreck of Navy hero Oliver Hazard Perry’s ship off Rhode Island. Natural sound only, no reporter track. More>>

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3D X-ray scanners being used to probe evolution of flight
An undated handout photo issued by National Museums Scotland/University of Abertay Dundee of a view of the raven (Corvus corax) skull showing the reconstructed brain (red) by making the skull material semi-transparent.

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Well this is a video all about Britain, a quick history of the island from the Prehistoric to present day. “Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351 I. Overture” by the Prague Chamber Soloists.

I am interested in doing a work and travel program in Ireland. I have looked on many websites, and it seems like that is only possible when one is a student at a university in the US. Does anyone have any suggestions, ideas, or links that I could look at??

I want to move to Ireland or Scotland but I know my friends and family can’t come with me. How could I cope with this? Plus I would be alone there unless I have a boyfriend willing to come with me.
What are your thoughts on this?

If the new British read some history about the country they chose to inhabit they would know that this behavior is commonly used here, in my part of the U.K. our ancestors could and were criminally charged under penalty of death for speaking thier national language wearing thier national costumes their people murderd their villages ruined, but did they resort to indiscriminitly murdering unprotected innocent women and children, NEVER this is the action of yellow cowardly uneducated sociopaths, We called the chieftains set a date and called them to the field of battle to thier credit they arrived in vastly superior numbers and with the most advanced military equipment of the time. But they got slaughtered on the fields of BANNOCKBURN never to return.

I understand why the Irish Wolfhound can be a symbolic inspiration as a mascot to the Irish Guards – in that the Irish wolfhound is first and foremost a large hunting dog – ideal mascot for a Brigade of Infantry soldiers – which, contrary to popular belief the Irish Guards actually are. Ceremonial duties come second !

However, what symbolic reason, or inspiration does the goat provide for the Welsh Regiments?…. can’t be just as a means of food – cheese… milk…. meat… – in times of desperation can it?

I know that the goat, like the likes of Cormac and Connor (who I knew, and accompanied on the daily exercise on occassions) have ranks, and can, indeed HAVE been demoted, as well as promoted.

I just wonder about the symbolic use of the goat for Welsh Regiments… after all, the leek is worn by males on St Davids Day (March 1st) and the daffodil for the ladies. I know that Lava Bread is the Welsh National dish – seaweed to you and me… but the GOAT..?
Re Mr Mojo Risin – thanks for link but I think this symobolism indicative of the downsizing of Welsh Regiments over the years – QUOTE –
“A cull like this could hasten the extinction of an ancient breed. The old Welsh goat is not even protected because it was technically domesticated 10,000 years ago by nomadic pastoralists. It’s crazy that in London foxes are protected, but the wild Welsh goat is not. They do not have a home anywhere. They exist only on the goodwill of landowners. Anyone can go out and kill them.”

“We’re not sure why feral goats are coming off the hills,” said Rod Gritten, an ecologist with Snowdonia national park. “They are a lot bolder with people than they used to be. In the past you would never see them. Now they are becoming cheeky … they just hop over fences. I suppose we could put up goat-proof fences but that would cost millions.” UNQUOTE

I’m curious as some of my ancestors are from Scotland. They came from the big cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow, but also Kintyre. Around when would they have started to use English?

Thanks.