Celtic Congress
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Formation | 1917 |
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Official languages | |
International President | Yann Guillamot |
International Secretary | Denise Chubb |
Website | internationalcelticcongress |
The International Celtic Congress (
The Celtic Congress should not be confused with the
There is an International Celtic Congress each year in one of the Celtic countries. The 2020 Congress, initially planned for
Background
Following a meeting at the National Eisteddfod of Wales in 1900, the first Pan-Celtic Congress was held in Dublin in 1901, at that time it was proposed to make the Congress a triennial event.[2] In 1904 Cornwall became a member of the Pan-Celtic Congress.
History
The Celtic Congress was founded in 1917 by
In 1935, Cardiff was the venue, and BBC Western Region broadcast the proceedings. The 1938 Congress was held on Isle of Man in different halls, so that attendees had a choice of lectures, debates and discussions.[3] Meetings were irregular before World War II although in the 1920s, the National Party of Scotland (the forerunner of the modern Scottish National Party) sought involvement, and the then Taoiseach of Ireland, Éamon de Valera consented to be a patron of the organisation in the 1930s.
There had been an eleven-year gap before the August 1949 Celtic Congress at
Each of the six branches is independent with their own programmes of activities during the year. The Conference is held in each of the six countries in turn, and the country that is hosting the conference has the privilege of choosing the theme of the lectures for that year. An International Celtic Congress involves lectures, visits to places of cultural and historic interest, and music and dance events.
See also
- Celtic nations
- Celtic League (political organisation)
- Pan-Celticism
- Celtic languages
- Eisteddfod
References
- ^ "Coronavirus Information 2020 - Celtic Congress". internationalcelticcongress.org. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ Lord Castletown. "Address to the Pan-Celtic Congress of 1907", Scotia, St. Andrew's society, 1907
- ^ a b c "Ellis, Mari. "A short history of the Celtic Congress", Proceedings of the Aberystwyth Congress, 1983". Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- The Manchester GuardianCELTIC CONGRESS AT BANGOR: First for Eleven Years; 9 August 1949
- ISBN 1860570755.