Celtic Family Magazine

16/07/2017

Thank you for all your support through the years! - CFM

26/07/2016

Summer Issue #12 is sadly to be our last issue as Celtic Family Magazine is going on indefinite hiatus in both print and digital formats. I would like to give a big thank you to our dedicated readers that financially made it possible for 4 years. We will update you with any new developments.

I will be contacting any remaining subscribers this week for their refunds.

26/07/2016

A new day rises, what will you make of today?

25/07/2016

Hope you have a blessed week!

19/07/2016

In 2011, 8,700 people set a record dressed as pirates on Penzance in Cornwall to make it the pirate capital of the world.

18/07/2016

Retro gaming is big now. How about this one.

18/07/2016

Will season three follow Diana Gabaldon’s book Voyager where Jamie (Sam Heughan) and Claire (Caitriona Balfe) are off to sea?

15/07/2016

Thy sea, O God, so great,
My boat so small.
It cannot be that any happy fate
Will me befall
Save as Thy goodness opens paths for me
Through the consuming vastness of the sea.

Thy winds, O God, so strong,
So slight my sail.
How could I curb and bit them on the long
And saltry trail,
Unless Thy love were mightier than the wrath
Of all the tempests that beset my path?

Thy world, O God, so fierce,
And I so frail.
Yet, though its arrows threaten oft to pierce
My fragile mail,
Cities of refuge rise where dangers cease,
Sweet silences abound, and all is peace.

- Breton prayer

14/07/2016

While everyone is playing Pokemon Go i think i'll sit it out here, who's with me?

13/07/2016

Porth Wen, Bull Bay, Anglesey, Wales

13/07/2016

Catforth Primary School had a living history day at Mere Tun all about the Celts. They learned many things including the importance of trees like Pine which they used their needles to make tea and the sap as a medicine and glue.

11/07/2016

St Colman's Cathedral in Cobh, County Cork, Ireland

11/07/2016

Theresa May is aligned to be the Tory leader and next Prime Minister for the UK in the wake of Brexit.

08/07/2016

May joy and peace surround you,
Contentment latch your door,
And happiness be with you now,
And bless you evermore.

08/07/2016

What past issues do you have? Do you have the full set to date? A few past issues are still available at www.aravenabovepress.com!

06/07/2016

Mount Usher Gardens in Ashford, Ireland is considered one of the most romantic areas in the world.

05/07/2016

The village of Shieldaig in the Scottish Highlands. Well known for fishing but also once the location to train sailors to fight in the Napoleonic War.

Photo credit: Simon Phillips

05/07/2016

Mary

Looks like a great conference upcoming!

Registration Deadline Extended!
You can still register for the Celtic Connections Conference! The deadline has been extended to July 14. Don't miss this unique opportunity to hear international, national and regional experts in Irish, Scottish, Northern Irish genealogy and history. Enjoy the camaraderie of fellow family researchers learning from the best! Check out www.celtic-connections.org for more info.

04/07/2016

Happy Fourth everyone in the US, stay safe!

01/07/2016

On July 4th, a celebration of Ireland and its connection to the United States occurs every year in New Ross, Ireland.

This year, the event begins at noon on Friday the 4th, will be a special reading by a town crier of the Declaration of Independence from the Tholsel by the Chairman of the New Ross Municipal District Council.

On the Quayside, there will be arts and crafts during the day, along with live music at the JFK Memorial Statue, and a farmers market will be available all weekend for guests. Visitors will get to try tasty barbeque dishes while watching the Waterford Wolves American Football Club. The Dunbrody Famine Ship will reenact the Boston Tea Party, while American Tea Parties will be conducted throughout the town. Fireworks over the River Barrow will end the night at 10.30pm.

On Saturday and Sunday, all day festivities include the All Ireland Pipeband Championships in the Town Park and a strongman competition (Saturday only), and unique “American” dining options at the cafes, pubs and food eateries nearby.

Teresa Delaney, an organizer for the event, said, “year we had flocks of U.S. visitors make their way to New Ross to celebrate their national holiday with us and we are looking forward to seeing everyone again this year. It’s going to be a great day of celebrating our unique Irish American links and festivities are extended this year to take in the wonderful All Ireland Pipe Band Championships with lots of events on offer for all ages and tastes throughout the weekend.”

John F. Kennedy's great grandfather Patrick Kennedy emigrated to America from Dunganstown, South of New Ross, Ireland. Below is a photo of one of his visits taken in 1963.

For full details go to http://irishamericaday.com/

30/06/2016

Saturday July 23rd (9-5pm) watch the Viking Longboats cast off from Peel Harbour, Isle of Man.

Started in 1963, the World Championship Viking Long Boat Races go for charity or a night at the pub.

Some teams dress up and really get into the act. But there are cash prizes at stake and teams practice all year.

29/06/2016

SAVE THE DATE: The Niagara Celtic Heritage Society invites you to their 16th Annual Niagara Celtic Heritage Festival & Highland Games on September 17th and 18th!

Located less than an hour from both Buffalo and Rochester, NY, guest are immersed in the traditions and pageantry of Ireland, Scotland, Wales and all things Celtic!

This is one of our favorite Celtic festival's on the east coast, check out all their activities at http://www.niagaraceltic.com

29/06/2016

Celtic Family Magazine Summer 2016 Issue #12

Order today: http://www.aravenabovepress.org/products/celtic-family-magazine-summer-2016-issue-12

The Summer Issue #12, with a special Celtic pirate focus, features an exclusive interview with Potcheen's Christian Blochinger, Matthew Couper about his scrimshaw artwork, Pirate Shantyman and Bonnie Lass, and stories on Grace O'Malley, Black Bart - Welsh pirate, Epic Voyages from The Sea Kingdoms, Poldark's Cornwall part 2, Ships That Sailed Through Time, The Art & Language of Celtic Tattoos, Cornish Smugglers and the "King of Prussia", Celtic Poetry, and much more!

Celtic Family Magazine is your quarterly source for the most interesting news, stories, arts, and photographs for and by Celtic descendants around the world. Celtic Family Magazine acts as an index for organizations, groups, destinations and retail outlets.

~~Big on History, Big on Culture, Big on Family: Celtic Family Magazine~~

www.celticfamilymagazine.com

28/06/2016

Plaid Cymru

Will the Celtic countries separate themselves from the UK?

Huw Edwards breaks the news on the BBC that Plaid will now campaign for an independent Wales within a new British union of independent nations. Want to be part of this exciting new chapter in Welsh history? Join up here: https://www.partyof.wales/join/

28/06/2016

Can you name the castle of this scenic view?

28/06/2016

Di**le Peninsula is considered one of the most beautiful areas in the world. A lone horse looks out over Lake Mary. photo credit: Chris Leary.

27/06/2016

Would you support a second referendum?

27/06/2016

Things are heating up. Scotland looks to revoke Brexit vote.

25/06/2016

May the face of every good news
And the back of every bad news
Be toward us. -Irish proverb

25/06/2016

Celtic Family Magazine

Please take a moment to nominate someone for our Celtic Family Magazine Reader's Choice Awards

It's that time again to tell us your nominations for the 2016 Celtic Family Magazine Readers Choice Awards! Click on the link to tell us your nominations: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8ZVHSRF

24/06/2016

Rolly the Corgi woke up in surprise to hear of the Brexit news.

24/06/2016

David Cameron resigns after Brexit as Boris Johnson looks to take over as Prime Minister.

24/06/2016

As Brexit takes hold, Nicola Sturgeon in Edinburgh announces a second referendum for Scotland Independence is imminent.
Photo credit: Getty

24/06/2016

Less talked about is what will happen if Brexit occurs on currently open borders like Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Will differences between a UK country and EU country cause major changes in border control?

24/06/2016

Will Scotland's majority vote for Remain be enough to tip it over Leave?

Glasgow's volunteers tallying the ballots