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They tried to bury us. They did not know we were seeds.
‘Significant rise' in people learning Cornish
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On this day in 1981, 16 people, including the entire crew of the Penlee lifeboat Solomon Browne skippered by Trevelyan Richards, were drowned during the attempted rescue of the merchant ship Union Star.
They were truly the bravest eight men I've ever seen - Lt Cdr Russell Smith
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Goodbye my dear friend. May sunlight forever dance across your whiskers 😢💔
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A) One of the poorest areas of Britain 〓〓
B) The most popular place to visit in Britain 〓〓
Why is B not alleviating A?
Something is broken.
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How awful that those seeking a Cornwall lifestyle of haute cuisine, designer homes and a seaside idyll should be so inconvenienced by those compelled to live a Cornish lifestyle of low wages, food poverty and hollowed-out communities. How dare we raise our voices in protest?
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Cornish MP David Penhaligon was tragically killed in a car accident on this day in 1986. Many thought he might have become leader of the Liberal Party.
“You need more in an economy than just tourism, ice cream and deckchairs”.
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The UK's forgotten fifth nation 〓〓
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On this day in 1991, over 40,000 Cornish people travelled to Twickenham in England to watch Cornwall beat Yorkshire in a dramatic final of the rugby County Championship. This was 10% of Cornwall’s population - the largest ever gathering of Cornish people outside of Cornwall.
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On this day in 1497, a Cornish-led army numbering nearly 15,000 approached Guildford, commanded by Michael Jospeh An Gof, Thomas Flamank and Baron Audley. The army was marching to London to demand the return of the Cornish Stannary Parliament and an end to taxes.
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On this day in 2001, the first choughs to be seen in Cornwall for over 30 years were reported on the Lizard. The pair remained and raised chicks the following year. Today there are 39 breeding pairs which fledged over 100 young in 2023. 〓〓 The chough is Cornwall’s national bird
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Mine isn’t the Cornwall that voted for Brexit, mine is the Cornwall that offered more homes to Ukrainians than any other local authority; that has provided 500 respite holidays to the bereaved of Grenfell; that’s leading the way in building a sustainable future.
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Relax friends. This weekend should see the climax of the busiest season I can ever remember. Coming into view through the mist are autumn walks on deserted beaches, near empty car parks and the sound of the Earth and sea once more soothing your soul. Dreckly. Dreckly.
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On this day in 2014, Cornish people were recognised as a national minority and given special cultural protection. The Government said this gave them the "same status as the UK's other Celtic people - the Scots, the Welsh and the Irish". We’ve yet to see the fruits of that status
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Gool Peran Lowen! 〓〓
Today is the Feast of St Piran. Possibly an Irishman who fled persecution at home and travelled by small boat to Cornwall to seek asylum. Adopted as the patron saint of tin miners, Piran became Cornwall’s national saint.
#goolperanlowen
#piran
#Kernow
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On this day in 2004, the average rainfall for the whole of August fell in just two hours on Boscastle and other settlements in north-east Cornwall causing devastating floods. Miraculously, no lives were lost. My car was though. And I’m not overly keen to get in a helicopter again
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Calls for Cornwall to get devolution deal akin to Wales
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“OLÉ, OLÉ, OLÉ, OLÉ. CORNWALL, CORNWALL!”
On this day in 1991, over 40,000 Cornish people (1 in 10) travelled to Twickenham to watch Cornwall beat Yorkshire in the final of the Rugby County Championship. This was only the second time that a Cornish side had won the Championship.
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Today is the Feast of St Breaca, patron of Breage, near Helston. Thought to have been an Irish woman 🇮🇪 who travelled to Cornwall 〓〓 Also, today is the Feast of St Petroc - a Welshman 🏴 venerated in Brittany ➕and one of the patron saints of Cornwall.
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"I am Cornish, that's who I am, that's my roots…. when you see that flag flying anywhere…it shows you can branch out, you can reach out to wherever you want to be in this world, you can do whatever you want to do…being Cornish can be your superpower."
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This is the flag of an asylum seeker.
Kernow has always welcomed refugees. We even made one our national saint.
Gool Peran Lowen! | Happy St Piran’s Day!
#stpiransday
#goolperanlowen
#cornish
#cornwall
#kernow
#refugeeeswelcome
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On this day in 1991, over 40,000 Cornish people (then 10% of her population) travelled to Twickenham in England to watch Cornwall beat Yorkshire in the final of the Rugby ‘County’ Championship. “Olé, olé, olé, olé - CORNWALL, CORNWALL!” 〓〓 🏉
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I think the adjective you’re groping for is Cornish. Jesus, how hard can it be? English news for English people.
‘Amazing’ English beach with ‘white sand’ looks like it should be in the Caribbean | Travel News | Travel |
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Cornishman David Penhaligon MP was killed in a car accident on this day in 1986. Many thought he may well have become leader of the Liberal Party.
“You need more in an economy than just tourism, ice-cream and deck chairs”.
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“Cornwall cut-off” due to rail strikes. I think you mean England cut-off.
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Opinion: If you don’t like the Cornish, don’t have three holiday homes there
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For those bemoaning the rail decisions today, trying living in north Cornwall. Nearest mainline station an hour away. Never mind the north always being overlooked - we don’t even merit consideration. 500k annual visitor to Bude - all by car. That’s simply unsustainable.
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World leaders!!
Those arriving in Cornwall by train - pioneered by a Cornishman.
Those arriving by road transport - pioneered by a Cornishman.
Those arriving by plane - pioneered by a New Zealand born son of a Cornishman.
You’re welcome.
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On this day in 2004, I was airlifted from a roof in Boscastle, to later discover my car had been washed into the Celtic Sea, following unprecedented flooding which impacted settlements across north-east Cornwall.
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The world’s first ever successful railway journey was undertaken at the Penydarren Ironworks in Cymru 🏴 on this day in 1804, when Richard Trevithick's steam engine carried 11 tonnes of iron and 70 passengers on rails. A Cornishman had changed the world.
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Dydh da! It’s a Chough! On Bude’s cliffs. With Tintagel in the background. I can now die contented
@cornishchoughs
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I can confirm that they have.
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For crying out loud, gives us a directly elected
@CornishAssembly
Cornwall is larger than the self-governing territories of Malta, Barbados, Iceland, Jersey, Falklands.
Devolution deal with elected mayor dropped by Cornwall Council - BBC
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If “surviving” is living in a tent on the side of a cliff or food poisoning because you can’t afford to run the fridge at night, I’d like to see what not surviving looks like.
What fatuous tripe.
Why Cornwall can’t survive without second home owners
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Cornishman David Penhaligon MP was killed in a car accident on this day in 1986. Many people thought he might have become leader of the Liberal Party. Remember MPs with integrity?………
BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, David Penhaligon
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She planted all of these and although she’s been gone these past six years they return every year to remind me. Happy Mothering Sunday.
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I usually get around 15 likes.
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Starmer to visit all four nations, starting tomorrow.
Five.
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Serious journalism this
#stpiransday
would be asking:
〓〓 Why the Cornish aren’t protected under the Equalities Act
〓〓 Why Cornish has the least protection of our native languages
〓〓 Why Cornwall doesn’t have meaningful devolution
〓〓 Why poverty and hunger persist
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Behind the Cornish language revival and the people who speak it
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May Day was (and is) traditionally celebrated across Cornwall. Padstow held 'Obby 'Oss celebrations, and many other places set up maypoles – including Pelynt, Duloe and Looe. The day is also the Feast of St Teath.
🌿🌿🌞 Summer is a-come unto day.
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Welsh government and Cornwall council sign collaboration deal | Wales | The Guardian
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BBC News at One: “Storm Eunice begins to batter Britain”.
It started in Cornwall at 7am.
Translation: “Storm Eunice begins to batter London”.
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Maria Branwell Bronte was born in Penzance on this day in 1783. She was the mother of Emily, Charlotte, Ann and Branwell Bronte, and helped to establish the first Methodist chapel in Penzance.
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On this day in 1497, a 10,000 strong Cornish-led army 〓〓 battled an army of the English Crown 🏴 twice its size at Blackheath. The Cornish sought the restoration of their Stannary Parliament and an end to taxes. The royal family had sought shelter in the Tower of London.
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Maria Branwell Bronte was born in Penzance on this day in 1783. She was the mother of Emily, Charlotte, Ann and Branwell Bronte, and helped to establish the first Methodist chapel in Penzance.
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“Cornwall is fiercely independent and has a proud and unique history and heritage. It’s worth finding out a bit more about our Celtic nation and the Cornish language.”
Welcome to Cornwall! Please don’t ruin it for us local people | Natasha Carthew
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Richard Trevithick was born at Tregajorran, near Illogan, on this day in 1771. He invented the world's first railway locomotive and the first full-scale, successful road locomotive. Penn-bloodh Lowen (Happy Birthday) Cap’n Dick.
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No need for speech marks - Cornwall has as many families waiting for social housing as there are holiday homes.
Cornish children to be taught to challenge ‘anglicisation’ of Duchy
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There is a real, deep and intractable housing crisis in Cornwall for some. Yet last year 44% of all house buyers here came from outside of Cornwall. Levelling-up? Squeezing out.
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On this day in 1559, Elizabeth was crowned Queen of England. At her death in 1603, she was described as having ruled over five different peoples: Cornish, English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh. It was also said that she could speak Cornish.
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On this day in 2006,
@CornishMining
was granted World Heritage Site status for its cultural impact on the world ⚒〓〓
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On this fateful day in 1801, a Cornishman made history with the world’s first successful journey by steam locomotive. Mr Richard Trevithick’s Puffin’ Devil road vehicle went up Camborne Hill (comin’ down) ⚙️💨🛠️〓〓
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The Cornish language was officially recognised and protected by the UK government on this day in 2002.
Gwari hweg yw gwari teg 〓〓
Cornish Language - Hansard - UK Parliament
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Nah. It’s food mate - they’re lacking food.
Steve Double says that Cornish children 'lack aspiration' - Cornwall Live
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Please unfollow me if you have, or are contemplating getting, a plastic lawn. Thanks.
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Cornwall’s national saint - Piran - was a lone male, fleeing persecution in his homeland who arrived in a precarious ocean-going craft on the shores of Britain. Had he done so today, the Tories would have him on the next plane to Rwanda 〓〓
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Tintagel churchyard. Burial site of Cornish kings. And others…..
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Forget domestic dishonesty and foreign wars just for a moment and revel in this - Richard Trevithick was born at Tregajorran on this day in 1771. He invented the world's first railway locomotive and the first full-scale, successful road locomotive.
And he was Cornish 〓〓
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The Duchy of Cornwall was established by King Edward III on this day in 1337.
“The concept of the Duchy rests on the existence of a separate and ancient territory of Cornwall. That separate territory has never been assimilated formally into England” - Judge Paul Laity.
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How about clamping down on out of Cornwall buyers, pushing up house prices and decimating Cornish communities?
Labour to clamp down on foreign buyers of UK properties | Financial Times
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How fantastic that Cornwall has a Tory-run Council and six Tory MPs which can lobby hard for the HS2 budget to be reinvested in public transport here. Oh………
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Bear in mind, you’re not visiting Cornwall - Cornwall is a non-sentient landmass. You’re visiting the people of Cornwall. You’re our visitors. Kindly behave as such.
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Thirty-plus years of direct rule from Westminster have demonstrated that Governments of all hues do not have solutions for Cornwall’s housing, hunger, deprivation, low skills, low pay and low aspirations.
It is now imperative that meaningful devolution is bestowed on Kernow.
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Ralph Babthorp was made Lord Warden of the Stannaries in Cornwall on this day in 1439.
Right folks, here ends seven years of posting (the same) Cornish ‘on this day’ facts. Sadly, time does not allow me to research 365 new facts! Thank you for your interest and support.
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Gool Peran Lowen | Happy St Piran’s Day
The free expression of peoples, cultures, language and nationhood was never more important 〓〓 🇺🇦
#goolperanlowen
#stpiransday
#happystpiransday
#stpiran
#cornwall
#kernow
#ukraine
#kernowbysvyken
#SlavaUkraini
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Richard Trevithick, inventor of the world’s first successful railway locomotive, died on this day in 1833. He was buried in Dartford in Kent, England. He is featured in a stained glass window in Westminster Abbey, appearing as St Piran with a Cornish flag 〓〓
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For Wales and Welsh read Cornwall and Cornish.
"The Pied Piper of Britishness marched us all down to the river, and left us there"
@michaelsheen
in crystalline, excoriating form.
We need more oratory like this.
We need reminding of the perniciousness of Westminster’s absolute dominion.
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Nick Darke was born in Wadebridge on this day in 1948. Nick was a writer, a lobster fisherman and a wrecker. He wrote plays which used humour to explore serious issues affecting Cornwall and its people. My God, would he be busy today.
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No Tory seat in Cornwall is now safe. Hallelujah.
Tories lose two key byelections on same night in Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton | Byelections | The Guardian
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On this day in 1999, a total eclipse of the sun turned day to night in Cornwall for a few minutes.
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On this day in 1799, former West African slave Joseph Emidy was set free from the Royal Navy in Falmouth after being forced to serve aboard HMS Indefatigable for four years. He settled in Cornwall, married a Cornish woman and became leader of the Truro Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Gool Pádraig Lowen! | Happy St Patrick’s Day from a woolly postbox topper in Kernow.
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Possibly my favourite ‘On this day’:
The West Briton newspaper reported a sighting of mermaids at Mawgan Porth, near Newquay, on this day in 1827 🧜🏻♀️🧜🏿🧜🏼♂️👀
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On this day in 1791, Cornishwoman Mary Bryant stole a small boat and began her escape from Australia with her family and 7 other prisoners. They travelled 5,000 kilometres, reaching Timor in Indonesia after 69 days. This was one of the most amazing journeys ever made in a boat.
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Come to Cornwall in June they said. We’ll show off our most beautiful land in the sunshine they said.
St Ives = pissing down.
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Today is the Feast of St Madron, possibly a sixth-century saint of Cornish 〓〓 , Welsh 🏴 or Irish 🇮🇪 origin with links to Brittany ➕ also. His church and holy well are found in west Cornwall. The well is said to have been partially destroyed by Parliamentarian troops in C17th
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🏴 black
〓〓 du
🇮🇪 dubh
🏴 island
〓〓 enys
🇮🇪 inis
🏴 rock
〓〓 karrek
🇮🇪 carraig
🏴 woman
〓〓 benyn
🇮🇪 bean
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Weather forecasters - “the far south west” has a name. Cornwall. It’s not difficult. Countries around the world have their own word for it. Is it too much to ask that the name is used here.
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On this day in 2006, Cornish mining was granted World Heritage Site status for its cultural impact on the world. Cornish miners brought football to Mexico & rugby to South Africa. An estimated six million people across the world are of Cornish decent 〓〓
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