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Ireland, Wales and the scholar who helped unravel their Celtic connections

In an article in The Conversation, Dr Simon Rodway, Lecturer in Celtic Studies, explores the deep cultural and linguistic connections between Wales and Ireland and the legacy of one Irish scholar who studied their shared heritage.

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Ancient Celtic myths discussed in Aberystwyth

Experts from across the world will gather to discuss ancient Celtic myths at a conference in Aberystwyth next month.

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Eisteddfod weather researchers ask for public’s memories

If you remember the scorching weather at the Cardigan National Eisteddfod in 1976 or, the strong winds in Tŷ Ddewi in 2002 or the rain in Anglesey seven years ago, researchers want your memories

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A century ago, the women of Wales made an audacious appeal for world peace – this is their story

Writing in The Conversation, Dr Jenny Mathers from the Department of International Politics and Professor Mererid Hopwood from the Department of Welsh and Celtic Studies examine the story of four Welsh women who travelled to America to deliver a petition for global peace.

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Aberystwyth Professor presides over first official ceremony as Archdruid

Award-winning poet and Professor of Welsh and Celtic Studies, Mererid Hopwood, has presided over her first official ceremony as Archdruid, the head of the Gorsedd of the Bards.

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Nos Galan Gaeaf: the traditional Welsh celebration being eclipsed by modern Halloween

Writing in The Conversation, Dr Simon Rodway from the Department of Welsh and Celtic Studies discusses 'Nos Galan Gaeaf', and whether its customs as a traditional Welsh celebration are being left behind in favour of a modern Halloween.

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New book celebrates centenary story of Welsh Women’s Peace Petition

A bilingual book telling the remarkable story of a peace petition, signed a century ago by 390,296 Welsh women and sent across the ocean to America, will be officially launched at Aberystwyth University’s Festival of Research on 3 November.

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