Celtic Nationalism - Timeline of Pan-Celticism

Timeline of Pan-Celticism

  • 1820: The Royal Celtic Society founded in Scotland
  • 1838: First Celtic Congress called Pan-Celtic Congress, Abergavenny
  • 1867: Second Celtic Congress, Saint-Brieuc
  • 1888: Pan-Celtic Society formed in Dublin
  • 1891:Pan-Celtic Society disbands
  • 1919–1922: Irish War of Independence, five-sixths of Ireland becomes independent, Northern Ireland gets devolved government
  • 1939–1945: Second World War and German occupation of Brittany
  • 1947: Celtic Union formed
  • 1950: Collapse of Celtic Union.
  • 1950: Cornwall hosts its first Celtic congress
  • 1961: Modern Celtic League founded at Rhosllanerchrugog
  • 1971: Killarney Pan Celtic Festival begins
  • 1997: Columba Initiative begins
  • 1999: Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly open
  • 2000: The Cornish Constitutional Convention is formed
  • 2000-2001:The Cornish Constitutional Convention collect over 50,000 signatures endorsing the call for a Cornish Assembly.

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