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Fleeing Cromwell's campaigns, land confiscations, religious persecutions, and later, the defeat of the Jacobites, thousands of Irish found refuge in Brittany in the 17th century. Presented at the Festival de Cornouaille, the research of genealogist Patricia Dagier provides an exceptional documentary basis for better understanding this immigration that has long remained in the...
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Koun Breizh is outraged by the decision of the Administrative Court imposing the relocation of the calvary of Kerdalaes in Saint-Divy. This decision confirms the impossibility for Bretons to preserve their original heritage. It concerns our culture, our heritage, and our roots. We can no longer accept such secular intransigence that fuels discomfort, conflict, and all forms of...
One should not be naive in the face of those who claim that "their" history is indeed a science. Meanwhile, others (vae victis, woe to the vanquished?) would dangerously drift into militant history and stray from the scientific path. History is not black and white, but its reading sometimes becomes so! Others before us have asked the question: how can one be Breton? Thus,...
The redistricting project presented by LFI to make way for "eco-regions" is just another attempt to destroy or marginalize our old territories and the peoples within them. In the name of ecology, it is quite possible to dehumanize. The times ahead may be very difficult for Brittany, with LFI and the RN, the favorite in the polls, also promising us the disappearance of regions....
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At the GAA World Games 2026, the French women's A team won on Friday, July 17, in the final of the international first division against San Francisco, in Waterford (Ireland). Two licensed players from Gwened Vannes Gaelic Football were part of the victorious squad.
The redistricting of regions into Eco-regions proposed by Melenchon crowns decades of renunciation in Brittany. Through renunciation after renunciation, it happens that a power collapses and even that a people disappears. The abyssal void of a "region of Brittany" that has become a mere relay for central power risks logically leading to its loss. The situation is quite...
In Quimperlé, two round tables of Gouel Broadel ar brezhoneg brought together parliamentarians, regional elected officials, and association leaders to assess the impact of the Molac law and discuss ways to strengthen the teaching and transmission of the Breton language.
The poet-singer, songwriter, and Breton musician Melaine Favennec has passed away, leaving Brittany orphaned of one of its most unique voices.
This year 2026, the commemoration of the Battle of Saint-Aubin du Cormier will take place on Sunday, July 26, at 3 PM, on the lawn of the Memorial to the Bretons, on the road to Sens de Bretagne, at the exit of Saint-Aubin du Cormier.
4th and new solo album by Didier DREO. Five generations united by music: the vibrant family saga of the Breton guitarist.
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Gathered in Carhaix at the invitation of Mayor Christian Troadec and lawyer Yvon Ollivier, representatives of autonomist, federalist, and independentist parties and movements made multiple calls for unity. All emphasized the need to build a common project capable of addressing the daily concerns of the Bretons.
With "À la bretonne," six leaders in the agri-food sector present a richly illustrated work dedicated to the history, heritage, economy, and food in Brittany. Aimed at the general public, this popular science book brings together maps, figures, and infographics to provide a broad overview of the Brittany region.
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