How to Preserve Celtic Culture in the British Isles

[Argyll]

This is one of the things that has been troubling me. Ever since England began it's domination of the Isles, the Celtic cultures still surviving gragually began to dissapate due to either English agression or assimilation (including Cornwall). Now we have multiple races existing there too. They are beginning to mix in with the culture and bring in aspects of their own culture into the pre-existing Celtic cutlure. How can we stop this? I believe that the individual countries of the U.K. need to be independent to themselves. They need to strickly limit any immigration from non-white races. They also need to go back into history and work hard at bringing their Celtic culture back. How can we work to do this?

[Jack B]

They need to strickly limit any immigration from non-white races.

The main immigrants here by quite a distance are Eastern Europeans though, how exactly would the limiting of non whites into Ireland preserve Celtic culture any more if the current immigration trend continues? it would be a far less foreign influence perhaps than that which is brought with non white immigration, but it's still foreign none the less. I'm not saying there isn't a significant non white immigration problem either btw

They also need to go back into history and work hard at bringing their Celtic culture back. How can we work to do this?

I'm not exactly sure what bringing Celtic culture back would entail, "Celtic" culture is a pretty vague thing imo and more importantly, there is plenty of Irish tradition and culture here still which hasn't gone anywhere. The language could use a boost, which can only really happen with everyday use imo, but it's also nowhere near dead as some people like to claim.

[Treffie]

This is one of the things that has been troubling me. Ever since England began it's domination of the Isles, the Celtic cultures still surviving gragually began to dissapate due to either English agression or assimilation (including Cornwall). Now we have multiple races existing there too. They are beginning to mix in with the culture and bring in aspects of their own culture into the pre-existing Celtic cutlure. How can we stop this? I believe that the individual countries of the U.K. need to be independent to themselves. They need to strickly limit any immigration from non-white races. They also need to go back into history and work hard at bringing their Celtic culture back. How can we work to do this?

Due to the very small numbers (almost non-existent) of immigrants from outside Europe settling in the Celtic areas, it isn't really a problem. As Jack B stated, most immigrants that settle in these areas come from Poland.

[Argyll]

Well, I really want a revival, of sorts, of Celtic culture in areas especially like Scotland, Wales, the Isle of Man, and Cornwall. I believe in restricting immigration would hurt the possibilities of half breeds. I would LOVE for the languages (Scotts Gaelic, Cornish, Manx, and Irish) to be taught more in schools, seeing as Welsh is high up in its speakers because of its teaching in most (I believe) schools.

[Osweo]

This is one of the things that has been troubling me.

It really doesn't concern you. I suggest you save your concern for matters closer to home. You can't have any real concept of what's going on here. It's just fairy tales and glib generalisations for you.

Ever since England began it's domination of the Isles, the Celtic cultures still surviving gragually began to dissapate due to either English agression or assimilation (including Cornwall).

Are you even aware of how IRISH many cities in England have become? It's a two-way street. Your concerns are anachronistic.

[Treffie]

Well, I really want a revival, of sorts, of Celtic culture in areas especially like Scotland, Wales, the Isle of Man, and Cornwall. I believe in restricting immigration would hurt the possibilities of half breeds. I would LOVE for the languages (Scotts Gaelic, Cornish, Manx, and Irish) to be taught more in schools, seeing as Welsh is high up in its speakers because of its teaching in most (I believe) schools.

It's not the actual teaching in schools of the language that's increasing the numbers; it's the provision of a fully immersed education system within the language. Teaching it as a second language won't help them.

[Argyll]

What about teaching it as a primary language? I plan on moving to Scotland and attending a university there, so I'd like to get into preserving the Celtic culture. I think that Scotts Gaelic is one of the lesser spoken of the Celtic languages, some 50,000 speakers of it are around.

[Treffie]

What about teaching it as a primary language? I plan on moving to Scotland and attending a university there, so I'd like to get into preserving the Celtic culture. I think that Scotts Gaelic is one of the lesser spoken of the Celtic languages, some 50,000 speakers of it are around.

If you want to become immersed in Gaelic culture, forget the cities. You would need to live with the people of the Outer Hebrides and the Isle of Skye.

[Osweo]

If you want to become immersed in Gaelic culture, forget the cities. You would need to live with the people of the Outer Hebrides and the Isle of Skye.

I recommend Sabhal Mor Ostaig. A friend used to work there.

[Logan]

Whilst in Edinburgh, I did an O Level at University in Scots Gaelic. It's similar to muscle, use it or lose it.