Cornwall: A Celtic Nation Trapped in England | Cornish Language, Culture & Identity

[@TieranFreedman]

You can find part 2 of this story here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWOnd4egZbSnaNE

[@guillaumecassel7338]

I'm from Brittany, and when I was little, we had a friend over from Cornwall, who could speak Cornish. I was amazed by the fact that he could converse rather well with the old people who spoke Breton in the village.

[@branthomas1621]

Really interesting, I would love to hear both Languages. What is the difference between the language of the old and newer generations in Brittany? Is it still taught in Schools?

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

@@branthomas1621 Breton is predominantly spoken by older people. It's a dying language. Breton is very close to Cornish with some French influences.

[@awelgriffiths9721]

Onion sellers from Brittney would come to Wales. My Grandfather who only spoke Welsh could converse with them somewhat.

[@jamesbovington8218]

​@@golden.lights.twinkle2329 Is this because of the pernicious influence of the centralising French state?😊

[@MrRolandgent]

You’d probably understand Welsh as well

[@sa25-svredemption98]

I come from a region known as Australia's Little Cornwall. It doesn't look or feel like Cornwall, UK, but it is distinctly Cornish culturally. It is a region in rural South Australia covering historic mining and farming regions. Cornish is still a spoken language, the Lowender Kernewek is one of the biggest festivals in the region, and St Piran's flag is flown proudly under the Australian Flag. Even the older architecture is unique to the rest of the state. Cornwall is definitely not forgotten as a culture and nation of its own (alongside the other Celtic nations), and has it's own diaspora that retains it's unique culture, language and traditions to this day. Indeed, two historic Prime Ministers of Australia were of Cornish ancestry: Robert Menzies (Cornish maternal lineage, Scottish paternal lineage) and Bob Hawke.

[@danijelad2932]

I know exactly the town you are talking about. My ancestors moved there for mining

[@waddaboing]

So your technicianly cornish hello brother

[@forlornhope7121]

I live here too. The towns of Moonta. Wallaroo and Kadina are called "Australia's Little Cornwall". We are called Cousin Jack's and Jenny's"

[@lorraineedwards2371]

Proud of you all for keeping Kernow so close to your hearts. Xxxxx

[@jackholloway1]

I don't believe you that people are speaking Cornish in Australia

[@billyhughes805]

We're seeing the same resurgence with Manx on the Isle of Man - it's wonderful to see the preservation of the many cultures within the British Isles.

[@diarmuidbuckley6638]

And Ireland as well

[@limpa756]

Sad to say we're in danger for obvious reasons, the government have no respect for us. My little village got flooded with migrants and had it's first ever recorded crime by one of the new people; we used to go fish and stay out at night. Did any of us ever ask for this?

[@BreakingWhite]

@@limpa756so sad

[@clivejungle6999]

More people speak Urdu in England than Cornish.

[@germanhernandezvera7457]

Hi, I'm from Mexico and we have some history related to the Cornishman because they came to my city in 1827 to work in the silver mines ; they brought the steam engines, the football, the paste and the Methodist Religion. Actually, we have a clock that was made in England.

[@HerbertDuckshort]

Yorkshire. A Viking nation trapped in England…we could go on forever.

[@lesterquintrell4844]

not quite the same i think.

[@chchedda]

@@lesterquintrell4844 why not?

[@matthew-dq8vk]

@@Oobido The eastern Irish have quite a bit of viking heritage as well.

[@JohnDeBrazen]

@@Oobido where are you getting your information from? For most of Britain they have 28% of their DNA from Scandinavia, in Yorkshire it’s 52%. In our dialect we have many Old Norse loan words, substantially more of our place names are Viking origin, a lot of people I know have Scandinavian origin surnames and we have a lot of Viking history in York, including the Jorvik Museum.

[@JohnDeBrazen]

People aren’t confident enough or know enough about our history to ask for recognition as a country unfortunately. I’d recommend reading some of the books produced by the Yorkshire Dialect Society, like with Scots we also had a period of rich poetry and literature but it’s mostly been forgotten because of our status of being part of England.

[@iammcwaffles5514]

That fact that Cornish went from 0 to 500 speakers is actually very impressive.

[@c3pno]

Probably Chinese 😂

[@TieranFreedman]

It really is. I think at the start of the last century there were around 5 fluent speakers. So that's a 10,000% increase in Cornish speakers in 100 years!

[@decem_sagittae]

There's more speakers of Klingon

[@googav140]

I've been learning and am able to say "hello", "how are you?" "I'm ok" and "Goodbye", but then got despondent as I had no-one else to practice with. Then a nearby neighbour moved in from Cornwall! I say the same things every time I see him and he humours me admirably! I hope to learn more now.

[@mathgasm8484]

@@decem_sagittae nuqneH

[@luisdaa]

There’s a small town in Mexico that was founded by the Cornish. A while ago, Prince Charles went to visit that town. It’s called Real del Monte.

[@TieranFreedman]

I'd never heard of that, thanks for the info! I just googled it and was reading about the mining in that town, which makes sense given it's cornish roots. Fascinating stuff!

[@alecgurney9305]

Yes ive heard alot of them still have cornish english features

[@Stp1497]

Yes the biggest pasty factory is in Mexico if I’m not wrong.

[@Stp1497]

@@TieranFreedman after the tin mining industry collapsed the miners moved into new areas such as Australia, New Zealand, America, Canada and Mexico to name a few.

[@mrmarmellow555]

VIVA CORNIXCO🇲🇽❣️🇮🇴🌈👑

[@Gregsplays]

Really good piece! I grew up in North Cornwall and my mum's side of the family has a pretty long Cornish heritage, so it's so cool to see this sort of visibility coming about for where we grew up

[@TieranFreedman]

Thank you, glad you liked it! I really enjoyed putting this video together, since I knew very little about Cornish culture and identity before I visited; it's crazy how underrepresented it is in the media. Does your family speak any Cornish? It's amazing to see such an impressive language revival effort!

[@Gregsplays]

@@TieranFreedman I know right? Unfortunately we don't, we have tried learning it, but without a proper Duolingo course (or, you know, it being taught in schools) it's quite difficult to pick up. Either way, sounds like you've enjoyed it down here! Can't wait for the next part! Kernow A'gas Dynergh!

[@gordonseales3950]

I'm from Belfast and grew up in the most dangerous city on the planet now Europe's capital of Terrorism's Cornish aren't Celtic people neither or the free state invited them over we don't have Generation Z X snowflakes Woke's Gay's lesbian's Bull Dyke's lesbian's liberals left wing idiology we have no Eastern Europeans and African's and Americans and English bastard's keep your nose out of our business you don't have blonde hair blue green eyes Celtic features their is only 1.8 million people in Ulster Ulula let them cross the Irish sea they wouldn't be welcome in Larne or Belfast it's a fuckin War Zone a good knee caping or a Jesus feed them to the Pig's we've got our own terrorists and munitions so fuck off home British soldiers 800 years of attrococities made as slaves and we weren't worth a penny we were shot Hung Drawn Quartered beaten dragged around sexualy abused tortured and humiliated Oliver Cromwell committed mass Genocide numerous occasions we were put on slave ship's chained 7 years penal servitude never to return UTube stick your Armament decommissioning Tony Blair's and Moe Mollem we never retreat and no Surrender Robert Paddy Blair Main was a family friends he was educated at Belfast university and boxing champion he played Rugby for Ireland and the British lions he took out more aircraft that any other airman at Tripoli he single handedly took out the main gun post to allow the landings he was one of the 12 founder members of the S.A.S he against the government landed in France to rescue 100 S.A.S troops which were shot he also played his favourite song of lily marlain he & a Canadian soldier stolen a jep attached German soldiers who thought that they were under attack for a whole Battalion but still rescued his 5 body's he wone 9 medal's one being the French legion of hounner but never give the V.C he single handedly shot dead 30 airmen he is buried in movila cemetery with his family in Newtown Ards we refuse to watch series and because they are all totall bullshit episode's like we also in Ulula Ulster don't celebrate s.t Patrick's Day parade it's a day or work he was a slave never went to the free state so we think that the entire world are Wankers making fool's like the village idiots Oliver Cromwell committed mass Genocide numerous occasions we were shot Hung Drawn Quartered beaten dragged around sexualy abused tortured food clothing housing stollen from us put on slave ship's chained won't worth a penny we were shot for fun UTube the Irish in new Orleans History47 years years of attrococities shoot to kill policy castle lock you up without trial castle Reagh is the equivalent to quantanamo bay Cuba we had 800 years UTube go on home British soldiers UTube stick your dicommisioning up your arssholes as for the potato Famine effected all of us but England let us all drop dead we hate Brexit you English bastard's keep your nose out of our business Cornwall and Wales aren't Celtic features so we call you Heinz 57 Dolly mixture it's like Yorkshire think that they are above the rest of England your all English bastard's Pussycat's wouldn't know a harder day's work not1bit because you are genitic fuck ups

[@shaunrogers2256]

I remember stating in an English lesson i want to learn Cornish, was told we don't do that. I wish i made more of a problem

[@Bambisgf77]

I am reading Winston Gramhan’s Poldark series, after roughly 80 hours of immersion I am so fascinated with Cornwall! The narrator of the audiobook nails the accent so well, Oliver Hembrough, deserves recognition for the achievement of all the accents used in the telling of this excellent story.

[@Contessa6363]

I love Poldark! ❤ Big fan I will have to check the audiobook out

[@Dan-mm1yl]

Ur not reading ab audio book

[@squidgy6930]

Cornwall is actually one of the few last bastions of England, with its deep, pagan ties and quirky traditions that have been left alone

[@astarteswillum5259]

I consider that a good thing.

[@Fr4nkju5tFr4nk]

Kernow is not really England ;)

[@SmokingLaddy]

I dunno, England is an Anglo-Saxon invention, English is effectively Anglish. Anglo-Saxons did not have a lot to do with the Cornish culture. The Cornish culture dates to a time where every place in Britannia would have had it's own distinct culture. Rarely anybody speaks of the Northern Dobunni culture which was prevalent in my area, Cornish have far more publicity.

[@monkeyon777]

Cornwall is older than england. It's traditions are Cornish. If you want traditional england go to the cotswolds.

[@waddaboing]

Exactly pard

[@Flingell]

A piece on Cornwall that doesn't descend into pasties and cream teas?! Impressive. Looking forward to part 2. Kernow arta!

[@TieranFreedman]

Haha I figured there might be enough of those by now! Glad you enjoyed it 🙂

[@crossroadcircleoffical]

Exactly what I was thinking. My dad is Cornish, Irish and English and my last name is Cornish -39, I'm also black and Native American. I support Cornish independence. I'm learning Chinese but after I finish I'm going to learn Cornish. If I can ever get better off economically I'm taking the trip to Cornwall my favorite place in Europe.

[@blackbeard6423]

@@crossroadcircleoffical I'm black too

[@spiruish]

Mining and Methodism sound like a recipe for misery. It’s great to hear that.the Cornish language and the Celtic spirit is alive and well and bouncing back ❤

[@SnarkNSass]

They got a lot of Strippers there?

[@rickygrimshaw1255]

I’m from Dorset and when I think of Cornwall I think of retired couples moving there so learning the history is fascinating. I hope Cornish people get their history and culture recognised by more people.

[@TieranFreedman]

Glad you found the video insightful! Me too, there are a lot of people pushing very hard to make that recognition happen. Though many of my friends here in Sussex still didn't know that Cornish was a language...

[@rickygrimshaw1255]

@@TieranFreedman I always knew Cornish was a Celtic language but I thought it was extinct unfortunately as Cornwall was full of retired people from London.

[@margarettaylor5855]

Friends of ours ( also from Dorset) came down to visit us in Cornwall. As we live in an old mining area, could not believe the old mining ruins, the amount of history on our doorstep. They loved the way Cornish schools teach Cornish history, teach the Cornish tongue. Most Cornish know the songs and shanties and proudly support our festivals. Even our buses have Cornish phrases for the visitors! Proud to be Cornish? Yes I am.

[@Jamestele1]

As a Welsh person, the Cornish are our cousins, they just have a more diverse selections of surnames than Wales (Cymru). We have like 12 surnames: Evans, Roberts, Jones, and that's bout it, but Cornish surnames are so interesting to me.

[@davetdowell]

Particularly the history of how they (the people of kernow) allied themselves with the Danelaw and allowed their kingdom to be used as a Bridgehead to murder Wessexmen (from Dorset, Somerset and Devon)) and how it cost them their kingdom, eh?

[@mitchclark1532]

Very well done. Best video about Cornish culture so far. If you did an hour version of this, I'd watch the whole thing.

[@TieranFreedman]

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it! There is a part 2 you can find on my channel as well if you are interested 😊

[@michaelhawkins7389]

@@TieranFreedman Please do a vidoe on Wales for years they have been treated horrible by the English at one point in history , their language was banned by the English

[@patricehirrien6052]

I 'm Breton and the Cornish people are our cousins. I don't really speak Breton fluently (the result of the policy of the French state since centuries) but, for the few that I know, I compared Breton words with Cornish words and I realised how close or even similar they are. Cornwall and Brittany had cultural exchanges for centuries, after the arrival in Brittany of the celts coming from the UK, forced to flee Saxon invasions of Britain.

[@WDKimball]

Cornwall is hardly ‘trapped’ in England. Have you tried to get there in the summer? It hangs off the end of England like a dewdrop off my nose in January. 🤓

[@clivemortimore8203]

Hahaha, I was going to say something similar but not as good as the drewdrop description.🙃

[@ImisstheoldKanye631]

This is the most British comment I think I've ever seen

[@applekidn1]

This videos just click bait, your soo right

[@fleadoggreen9062]

So it’s a summer vacation spot ? Holiday spot?

[@izzo2271]

I'm guessing the metaphor flew over your head?

[@johnfrancisdooley6048]

Cornwall and Wales are the cradle of the Breton culture, we don't forget, much love to our Celtic cousins.

[@TieranFreedman]

It was great to see a Breton song performed at Eurovision!

[@SantiagoGeffen]

Breizh da viken! 🖤🤍🖤🤍

[@AsadAli-jc5tg]

Celts are more ancient than most people think, they're related to the Anatolian farmers who settled down in Mesopotamia.

[@KernowekTim]

We Cornish love and respect out great Breton cousins from across the waves. Long live the Bretons.

[@impalaman9707]

@@AsadAli-jc5tg Mentioned as Galatians in Central Asia Minor in the Bible

[@guillermorodriguez3844]

I´m from El Salvador, tiny country in Central América, the smallest on continental ground. Thank you for learning of your people and HERITAGE.

[@peepiepo]

It's pretty normal for countries to have regional identities. The notion that they are somehow "trapped" is mind boggling

[@chbmckie]

Did you even watch the video? It's not just an identity, it was a country, like the Catalan region of Spain.

[@thekernewekpenguin]

It's like you didn't even watch the fecking video. Cornwall isn't a regional identity. A regional identity is something like the Black Country, or Yorkshire, whereby people in the same culture identify strongly with their local area, sometimes more strongly than their nation. Cornish is a distinct and different culture to English, with our own language, history, and identity. Just because England spent the last 500-600 years trying to suppress all of that doesn't make it irrelevant. It'd be like calling Irish a 'regional identity'. And FYI, we're trapped because much like NI, we've been settled by the English for a couple hundred years, and now due to the Duchy being a popular holiday and retiree destination, Cornish house prices are through the roof when considering average income in Cornwall, so Cornish people can't compete with the English moving in, thus we're being forced out, myself included. This means there are many English who now live in Cornwall who would oppose Cornwall leaving England, and would oppose most levels of devolution, and many Cornish who would wish for that to happen, being forced out and given no say, which means we're stuck with the status quo that doesn't benefit anyone in Cornwall except those moving/retiring and those holidaying here.

[@peepiepo]

@@chbmckie Lots of places were

[@peepiepo]

@@thekernewekpenguin My good man, all of England was at various times broken into different kingdoms. Cornwall is just one of the areas of Britain were a Brittonic language survives. Who are you talking about when you refer to the "English"? You know that celtic Britons weren't wiped out in the rest of England. It was just the ruling class that was replaced.

[@thekernewekpenguin]

@@peepiepo yes i know all that. I'm an archaeologist, I daresay I understand the topic more than yourself. England once was split into several kingdoms, yes, and yes largely only the ruling and upper class of England actually changed hands, however, the culture changed with each invasion, melding into a unique culture to the rest of the British Isles and Ireland. A culture which all regional identities of England share ON TOP OF their own identities, but one which Scotland, Wales, Isle of Mann and Cornwall do not share. So no, although English have Celtic blood within them, blood is not what makes culture. The Celtic fringes are so called not because that's where every Celtic person escaped to, as is often misinterpreted, but because those are the only parts of Britain where the Celtic cultures remained intact, and evolved in a distinctly Celtic way, as opposed to a mishmash of Celtic, Roman, Germanic, Scandinavian, and French as is the case with England and indeed the English language. Just because we are legally a part of England post conquest (and actually that's not necessarily true, Cornwall was never legally annexed and so could in theory secede, this went through the courts in the 90s or 00s i believe), doesn't mean we are English. Does Tibet not exist as a distinct culture? Would you say that it is just a regional identity within China?

[@CordellBM]

Dia duit from Ireland. We're undergoing a language revival too so it's great to see the progress in Cornwall

[@donatist59]

The Cornish revival was derailed in the late 20th century when Ken George invented a rival form of Cornish and it split the revival movement down the middle, with competing orthographies and different grammars and vocabularies. Much of the effort on Cornish since then has tried to repair the damage. You can easily see the difference between Cornish texts: If you see a word with "wh" in it, that's good authentic Cornish. If it has the ugly and ahistorical "hw" instead, it's the fake newfangled variety.

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Others have said it but I'd like to talk about further: This reminds me of a place in Mexico with Cornish heritage called Real del Monte in the State of Hidalgo. Basically in the late 18th and 19th centuries, Cornish people left the UK in droves to countries like the US and Australia. But many chose to settle in Mexico for mining. Real del Monte was already known for silver mining during the Spanish period, but Cornish immigrants brought "new" Industrial Revolution mining technology, reviving Mexican silver mining. One Cornish chap, Francis Rule, became wealthy buying up silver mines and exploring flooded tunnels helped uncover huge finds that would spur the economy. Of course, these miners brought their Cornish pasties with them, having an impact of Mexican society. In Mexico, they call them paste and rather than beef and potatoes, they're stuffed with everything from pineapple to chicken! These Cornish miners are also the reason why football is so institutionalized in the country. They founded several clubs there!

[@kellz5135]

Lovely fluffy tale of how Europeans invaded the Americas 😅😅

[@maxonmendel5757]

@@kellz5135 you just hate soccer no actually, you see all white people the same, and thats the problem. Cornish people in Diaspora left because of oppression, not opportunism. not all migration is an invasion.

[@lenwilkinson672]

@@tecc8960 don’t worry it will still be there when you are long dead.

[@lenwilkinson672]

@@kellz5135 They didn’t invade,its called immigration.😊

[@Yolo_Swaggins]

@@kellz5135 Getting the Cornish mixed up with the Spanish and the halfbreeds they call "British"? Grow a frontal lobe.

[@JallenMeodia]

As a Cornish person, that zoom meeting was just a mess of verbal diarrhoea. People that enjoy the outdoors feel a connection to their environment is true of anywhere and isn't distinctly Cornish. Some people in Yorkshire are probably quite passionate about the Dales for example. Cornwall can be very beautiful, so is easier for people to feel that sense of connection. Cornish people can be grumpy and frustrated, so fair point, but not distinctly Cornish. Finally "we will fight you to the bitter end, and then have a pint with you" is just complete rubbish. In terms of structured thought, historically and attempts to stereotype a whole group of people. But the video overall was interesting and was nice just to see shots of Truro and be able to pin-point where you were.

[@Stp1497]

You must be fun at parties, sound just like a devoner you are

[@nicktecky55]

You do yourselves a disservice. The Cornish people are different, along with a tiny piece of South West Wales. The other 'different place' is the Orkneys. The Cornish had a particular asset, and that was tin. There were only two sources of tin that supported the entire European Bronze Age, the other was in Afghanistan. Unfortunately, you can forget that whole Celtic thing. There's no evidence of any connection between any of the people of North-Western Europe and the guys who made the astonishing jewellery. Here's the phrase from the 2015 genomic study: "...there exist genetically differentiated subgroups rather than a general ‘Celtic’ population."

[@treeaboo]

@@nicktecky55 Celts are not a genetic grouping, they were a culture that spread throughout most of Europe. The different Celtic peoples were never one homogeneous genetic block, rather they were about as varied as the genetics of the peoples of Europe in the modern era. The Cornish are Celtic, as were the people of the British Isles generally, but the Cornish are notable for managing to continue practicing their Celtic culture for longer than the rest of what constitutes England thanks mainly to their isolated location. The Cornish people are a Celtic people, because Celt is a cultural term not a genetic one. Cornwall isn't unique in its tin deposits, as neighbouring Devon also has them, granted in Sub-Roman Briton they were part of a Brythonic Kingdom that stretched from Cornwall up to the River Axe in Dorset. There are also major bronze age tin deposits in Brittany and North-Western to Central Iberia. A fairly large quantity of bronze age crafted tin objects have been found in Salcome in Devon, comparable to those found in the Levant and parts of Ancient Greece.

[@peterburry2531]

@@treeaboo Excellent, thank you. Well researched facts over fanciful emotions.

[@hunterluxton5976]

I'm Welsh and largely agree with you. There are certain Welsh trains I like to think as being unique, but I dont think they are. There are common denominators that people share with other groups such as warmth and a good humoured approach to life, but these are culturally learned types of behaviour rather than genetic predisposition. Community people are familiar and down to earth. The richer people get, the more independ and distant they become.

[@ian_b]

I think it's worth mentioning that the term "country" didn't originally mean a nation or nation state as we now use it. It just meant a people in an area, which we still have echoes of "The West Country" or "The Black Country". As a rule of thumb, it means you have your own name for bread rolls. The nation of England (and of Scotland, Wales etc) is composed of many countries. The histories of peoples are fascinating, but all nations are composites and splitting up into perceived historical peoples would result in (a) a lot of very small political units and (b) a lot of unresolvable arguments about history and authenticity.

[@JoeCool90]

In short, it spreads more divide

[@ian_b]

@@JoeCool90 In short, yes :)

[@user-ed7et3pb4o]

Very, very well said.

[@Redlurk3]

So... Basically any country.Every country is exactly this.

[@fm1615]

@@JoeCool90 LET US AMALGAMATE INTO A NAMELESS, FACELESS MASS OF NATIONHOOD: A PANGEA OF PERSONHOOD, A DESERT OF DESCRIPTORS, CHARACTERIZED BY CHARACTERLESSNESS. IN THE NAME OF WORLD PEACE, NATIONHOOD IS NO MORE. WE HAVE TRANSCENDED THE FETTERS OF ETHNICITY AND RELIGION, SHARED HERITAGE AND HISTORY. IT IS BEST TO FORGET EVERYTHING ABOUT WHAT IS, AND THINK INSTEAD OF WHAT OUGHT TO BE!!!! 🤪

[@chrisbacos]

I really like that black and white flag of Cornwall.

[@v_cpt-phasma_v689]

For anyone wondering, the majority of Cornish people just view ourselves as English, we've been part of England for well over a thousand years, culturally we are the same, we are just as English as any other part, the few people who say they are 'insulted to be called anything but Cornish' are just a few freaks who want to seem interesting and cool, we laugh at them in particular, yes we have our own language, but that doesn't stop us being English, are people who speak Cantonese less Chinese than those that speak mandarin?no, so why do you think that of us.

[@henkvandervossen6616]

Mandarin and other dialects are all part of chines language groups. Cornish is totally unrelated to english being celtic vs germanic language group . Cornish language was purposly destroyed by the british/english

[@v_cpt-phasma_v689]

@@henkvandervossen6616 doesnt matter what language group its part of, cornwall is part of England.

[@henkvandervossen6616]

@@v_cpt-phasma_v689 that is true, but not the point exactly

[@cerdic6305]

@@henkvandervossen6616 It wasn't purposefully destroyed by the English, it died out because English became the prestige language.

[@Bella-fz9fy]

English DNA isn’t German and Saxon.Yes they invaded but didn’t replace the local population.Latest DNA of the English shows ‘invaders’ DNA as an extremely small percent,with over 95% ancient Briton.

[@hakmac5346]

Me and my friends a group of 8 spend 2 weeks in cornwall each summer! It honestly feels like you’re in a different country. Beautiful

[@eleanorrigby7897]

Would you recommend middle class person to move there alone as a woman? 😯

[@valentinabarrios8660]

Greetings from a Cornish descendant in Chile! Thank you for this.

[@delfter]

Greetings!....dydh da!

[@seanglaze7284]

A few years ago I visited Grass Valley, a former mining community in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California. The whole history of that town revolves around the Cornish. The gold mines up there run very deep and go under major rivers such as the Yuba River. The Cornish were brought in because of their experience mining below the waterline. It's quite a visit there in Grass Valley - to go into the deep dark mines that brought wealth to places like Sacramento and San Francisco, then come out into th e sweltering heat and get a beef pasty!

[@sargi769]

As a Cornishman, I'm always happy to see attention brought to our culture.

[@IssacLHunt]

your hard

[@tstill1988]

Great bit of content, well done!

[@robertguildford]

My tribe is the Dumnonii, my family name is directly derived from the Brythonic Celts language.( I CHOSE NOT TO YOU USE IT) The tiny Hamlet my family are named after still exists today . It was there before the Romans arrived.Its appears in the Doomsday book published in 1086. The blood and bones of my ancestors are soaked and scattered all over England. Therefore I am an English Celt

[@ericjohnson7234]

Good man. Be proud of your noble lineage! From America with love!

[@jamesw7223]

Selective history is such a fun tool for those who have an agenda or ideology to push. Cornwall we know today only came into being after King Athelstan (in 936) set the boundary at the River Tamar... prior to that Cornwall, Devon, and part of Somerset was one ancient kingdom of Dumnonia. The Cornovii were a sub-tribe that formalised after the boundary was set. To say it is a 'Celtic nation trapped in England' is a misnomer. They still occupied (and continue to) occupy the land shared with former more ancient Britons and thus a shared gene pool.

[@Frank-bv9fs]

I think a celtic identity is more to do with culture and language than genetics, and all modern "Celtic Nations" are places where non-germanic languages survive (or at least survived long after English arrived in the British isles), and in Cornwall, Cornish, (A Brythonic language similar to Welsh and Breton), was spoken up until the late 18th century, although, you'll be happy to know, it has recently experienced a revival!, now being taught in more than 60 schools in Cornwall

[@michaelhalsall5684]

Celtic linguistic and cultural identity rather than DNA. The French people have a Celtic history in the Gaulish people. The Gaulish language is long gone and most traces of their Celtic heritage are also lost. Therefore the French are not considered Celtic. The only Celtic part of France is Brittany which was settled by British Celts in the Dark Ages. There are Celts in Galicia in Spain too.They are racial Celtic, have a Celtic culture, in particular their music, but have lost their Celtic language. Some people consider the Galicicians not fully Celtic because they lack a Celtic language.

[@fullthrottleinthemojave1138]

There is no Celtic DNA as such.

[@Bavisandmeef]

I completely agree. The other pre Roman tribes are also still 'trapped', by this interpretation. The late Saxon boundary setting carved up much of regional England into what we know today, and yet many pre Roman tribal boundaries still show as sub-regional county boundaries. I was raised in the Cantii, and there are accents and manners of speaking there that are different to other counties etc. But the language was lost over centuries of rule - Latin, then Saxon, Norman French etc. But the people are still there... England and the UK is a mosaic of tribal boundaries. This is an excellent production, yet you could argue every county in England is 'trapped' in England. And there are the peoples who were here before the celtic incursions....what of them? Are they trapped in Cornwall? It goes ever on, and a simple interpretation is never conclusive.

[@gandolfthorstefn1780]

What agenda? Some people just want to connect with their past.Selective history. Ha! Your riiiight! I'm interested in Egyptian History because I want to go through the Stargate and talk to Ra 👁️ about Nuclear weapon supplies. While I'm in the Orion system I'll do a little sunbaking, mining negotiations and bring home a 👰 bride and camel.

[@johnxforce4]

I moved to Cornwall 3 yrs ago (Lanson) and love it. My children are loving the history and we are blessed with so many locals that have excepted us. My children are learning the Cornish language. I would never tell anyone I’m Cornish because I’m not but we try and embrace the Cornish culture where ever we go.

[@moosey62]

Hopefully, they'll accept you one day, John.

[@johnxforce4]

@@moosey62 am I right in saying we are meant to have at least 3 generations in the grave before we can say we’re Cornish 😁

[@moosey62]

Hopefully they'll ACCEPT you before then.

[@aliengrey6052]

@@moosey62 lol never hapn

[@dannyboywhaa3146]

@@moosey62 god loves a trier 😉😂

[@nicholasjones7312]

In Wales, we call that feeling of connection to the landscape and melancholy, “hiraeth”. I wonder if you have a similar word in Cornish?

[@kieran_bk]

All the Celtic nations have a word like that, that cannot be translated, it’s described as a pain of not being able to return to your home, due to English colonialism

[@kailelucas8592]

Yes we do, it's "hireth". Like a lonely homesick nostalgia. It's a wonderful word and as I sit here on the train crossing the Tamar I feel it big time!

[@jeremydyke7595]

If not, someone will make one up! They have made up words for Mobile phones, and other modern electrical devices, which were not around when the Cornish language was spoken!

[@TerencePetersenAjbro]

I am guessing "hir", meaning "long", "hiraeth" would be longing.

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

In English it's "hearth".

[@marco.nascimento]

Very interesting, as a Brazilian I had never heard of Cornwall. Thank you for making this content, it's essential to raise awareness for the Cornish people and their effort to reclaim the cornish identity. Glad to know the number of people speaking the language has risen so much in just a couple decades.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

So language wise, the Cornish language is part of the Brittonic (Brittonic referring to Britain) branch of the Insular Celtic family. This branch is then split further into Western Brittonic, Pictish (an extinct language from northern Scotland) and Southwestern Brittonic. Western Brittonic is made up of Cumbric (an extinct language from northern England and southern Scotland) and Welsh. While Cornish falls in Southwestern Brittonic with Breton from Brittany. So Cornish is more closely related to Breton than any other Celtic language. Neat stuff! That aside, can't help but think of how the US treats the indigenous. No matter how much past administrations have tried to erase indigenous culture and make them abandon their ways, they're still around, prevailing and passing on their traditions to new generations, and their influence is very much present. I mean I'm on Long Island and the amount of place names here of indigenous origin is staggering. We wouldn't have certain English words like canoe, moose, chocolate, barbecue, and hickory if it wasn't for the indigenous of the Americas.

[@Facu_Roldan]

How come I see you everywhere

[@Bullersss]

Fascinating! I’m a Welshman and recently discovered that my families surname originated from Cornwall, (probably) as there are places and pubs in Cornwall called Buller! I would love to visit this beautiful county one day and retrace my heritage! Great content looking forward to part 2! Da iawn 👏🏽🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@DICKdeNORMATITY]

It was called South and West Wales before the invasion.

[@torcrawley6882]

Cornishman here, lots of farming families around me named Buller! :)

[@oh2887]

Beautifully filmed. Great information

[@TieranFreedman]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it 😁

[@danmallett3281]

Thanks for taking the time to focus on the Cornish culture. Growing up here I feel a real regret and anger that my history/culture/language was not availble to me as a child. Thankfully this is changing.

[@2msvalkyrie529]

Yeah right ! Another " victim " ?? Is there a support group you can join. Or maybe you can get a Compo pay out for your trauma ??

[@danmallett3281]

@@2msvalkyrie529 LOL

[@corinnecowper1339]

I'm an Aussie but my great-grandfather hailed from Vogue near St Day and Redruth and my mother's family came from Northern Ireland in the 1830s. Have never thought of myself as "English" and am now realising that I'm a Celt. Wonderful! Interested in learning to speak Cornish as well.

[@danieleaglen3433]

Do you know where abouts your mother's family came from in Northern Ireland?

[@corinnecowper1339]

@@danieleaglen3433 Yes. Letterkenny and some north of there on the coast.

[@danieleaglen3433]

Lovely part of the country

[@ihonestlydontcare1158]

@@corinnecowper1339 Letterkenny is in the Republic of Ireland not Northern Ireland unless you meant northern Republic of Ireland

[@jaynes387]

Vogue magazine wrote to the pub in Vogue (Star inn Vogue) telling them that they couldn't use the name?. You can imagine the response...The magazine had to back track as it was clearly pointed out to them that the village had been in existence long before the magazine was developed.

[@GwrenNiGwari]

Meur ras bras, thank you! For this open minded view on our nation and language which is so often looked down upon or completely ignored or denied - and for talking and listen to Cornish folk.

[@TieranFreedman]

Thanks for the kind words ☺️ Glad you enjoyed it! It really is a shame the Celtic cultures in the UK are not celebrated more by the government. I didn't know too much about Cornwall prior to filming this, so it was really fascinating to learn about it :)

[@TheHorseshoePartyUK]

Considering whether anyone likes it or not, England and Scotland basically subsidise Northern Ireland and Wales, whilst I admire your independent spirit, how do you propose to fund your new Cornish Republic? Weigh in mind that you will need energy of some kind, a financial system and more than just a vague goal of employment opportunities. Furthermore it's quite a bold claim and frankly Horseshoe Theory the claim in this video that the Cornish are ethnically distinct from the English. I once encountered a very unsavoury Englishman claiming that English is 'a special ethnicity that needs protecting' as he seemed to forget about the rest of Britain and Europe. Like the word Ultra-Nationalist applies to such types. Eerily similar and very very disturbing.

[@DMG00111-p]

"Nation"? Lol

[@laurint1]

Kernow Bys Vyken

[@2msvalkyrie529]

It IS completely ignored . By most people in Cornwall . And rightly so ..

[@stuartbennett7614]

I served in the army for 20yrs and I would always ache to come home to Cornwall, I was born here ill die here the land I belong too will be my resting place .

[@TieranFreedman]

So lovely that you feel such a strong connection to your homeland. It must have been hard being away from it for so long. Where about in Cornwall are you from?

[@Therianamedsage]

From a proper Cornish lass this is a great film and should be shown in schools!

[@TieranFreedman]

Thank you for the kind words Lisa, glad you enjoyed it! 😊

[@davidhoins4588]

Never show

[@PSYCHIC_PSYCHO]

What do Cornish people think of London and Londoners? 😂

[@Jean-lp1dl]

I agree, children should be taught their history! I’m neither English or Cornish but, we had a fantastic English History teacher in Highschool that’s why I know that Cornwall was first settled by the Celts!

[@ormsk954]

All this internal debate on these small islands makes no difference now. Britain is owned by Islam and within 2 generations will be mostly populated by none Europeans.

[@Fenditokesdialect]

0:17 @Tieran Freedman it wasn't "brought back from the brink of extinction" it was brought back from extinction and is quite different from Cornish spoken before the death of the last native speakers. In fact there are competing versions of this "neo-Cornish", one based off Middle Cornish and another based off Late Cornish. Essentially it's use today is less akin to breathing new life into a highly endangered language and more revival projects like that of Hebrew. Furthermore Cornish is only the native language of the Western part of Cornwall, more towards the East you have Anglo-Cornish which is a quite divergent dialect of English similar to others traditionally spoken in the West Country

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

Correct. It was completely extinct. When I visited Cornwall, I went to a cemetery to see the gravestone of the last native speaker.

[@Twirlyhead]

Nearly all of the cheerful, friendly residents I ever met in Cornwall were outsiders who had moved there and were living their dream in the splendid Cornish surroundings and weather. Most of the native Cornish I met ranged between surly and hostile.

[@user-zp4ge3yp2o]

I live just across the border and I'd say that's quite accurate having met some farmers, though I wouldn't immediately interpret a cold reception as hostility.

[@Theoriginalsparkythemagicpiano]

Every Cornishman/woman I know is jolly friendly warm and inviting. It might have been something wrong with your own attitude?

[@bufferly5595]

Are you a 2nd home owner?

[@EffortlessEthan]

I like that, "We will fight you 'till the bitter end, but win or lose, we will then take you for a pint." -Tony Leamon That just resonates with me.

[@EffortlessEthan]

4:47 btw

[@justmechilling...]

Yeah Irish are like that especially after a game of rugby...

[@willgeary5728]

'win or loose we will take you for a pint' .. im cornish lived in the midlands now for over 10 years and can tell you people in cornwall are not like this

[@jasonparfitt5936]

Usual yanks and Australians claiming to have 1 % Celtic blood in them,it gets so tedious.

[@Jay-lr3me]

Normally the yanks haha

[@jaengen]

You’re just jealous that Americans have more diverse bloodlines. Much more interesting.

[@maggy444]

@@jaengen hardly..

[@Hi-fd4cw]

Yeah how dare people get excited about their lineage

[@jwsoaresjones1560]

I AM PROUD of my Celtic lineage, not 100% but a significant proportion. I am a Melange American. I was shocked by my visceral physiological reaction when I first heard Yma o Hyd. A title, lyrics, singer/songwriter in an unknown language. How could it raise my neck hackles, moisten my eyes, plant a lump in my throat? These are not TEDIOUS reactions, Sir! Do you sense my intensity?!? Cymru am Byth!

[@abchappell01]

What a wonderful video presentation. It is so very interesting 😊

[@laurint1]

Love it My ancestors travelled from Ludgvan and Camborne, to Moonta South Australia but I am Cornish and proud,

[@TieranFreedman]

What a journey! Do you know what brought them there? I just looked it up and saw there was some mining there.

[@christopherericparker]

Mining specifically copper. Thousands of Cornish came in the 1800s to South Australia. Moonta is affectionately knows as Australia’s little Cornwall and home to the largest Cornish festival on the planet Kernowik Lawender which takes place every two years. My family are from Moonta Mines who’s ancestors came from Cornwall mostly from Stithians Cornish miners we were. Cousin Jack and Jennie’s

[@Guyfaulkes1605]

@@christopherericparker live in Lancashire, have cornish ancestors who came up here in 19th century , to work down the pits, they were pascoes ,some from Stithians ,copper and tin miners , I've learnt that thousands of cornish migrated to lancashire and lots of places had a little Cornwall area in towns across the Lancashire coalfields

[@laurint1]

@@eldee9842 No I am not English, my surname actually means Cornwall

[@nightowl3218]

@@laurint1 Cornwall is a part of England though so you are of English blood

[@lindathomas5500]

Most people don’t even know that if it wasn’t for three Cornish speaking Cornishmen dragging the English language back from the verge of extinction no one would be speaking it now!! If you’re interested their names were John Trevisa, John of Cornwall and Richard Pencrych. One of the cruelest ironies of history is that in saving English from extinction it meant the demise of our own! Kernow bys vyken!

[@mapengq7058]

These 3 peoples made colonial twang aka modern americanized westernization universal dialect.

[@jamesogara7053]

If they didn’t save English from extinction, what would be speaking in England and the US? What language or languages at that time were pushing English to the brink? Thank you in advance for taking time to answering my curiosity!

[@gjfkhvjzjsxbq]

@@jamesogara7053 we would be speaking a dialect of French

[@pennyfarthing1372]

Complete hogwash! Whilst we incorporated a lot of French and later Latin into English the masses were never in danger of losing all the Saxon influences. Norman French was the language of the Aristocracy. The ordinary masses still used much of their Saxon vocabulary and sentence structure to communicate in everyday life. Modern English is still classified as a West Germanic language not a Romance language although it has evolved over it’s history. This quote sounds like a fanciful opinion because I’m not sure how these folks were supposed to have saved the language that was spoken by the majority in the country in one form or another.

[@lindathomas5500]

@@pennyfarthing1372 totally true Google there names and learn your Cornish history!

[@nat5992]

I live in Australia but ancestry DNA says I am 60% Cornish in ancestry. I know that on both my mother and father sides my Cornish descendants travelled to Australia as miners and stonemasons. Great to watch your video!

[@kupus6622]

So you say .. sir , I say your ancestors never saw a shovel in anger. Bread theives and handkerchief bandits no doubt. Free boat to the colonies Good day!

[@pommiebears]

Your DNA shows exactly where in England you’re from? Lol. Where did you get that? Mine says in mostly English, but it doesn’t tell me I’m mostly London.

[@daizyflower272]

My local pub has a framed sign about emigration to Australia with free travel from the 1800s. Meetings were held there in the pub!

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

What is the other 40%?

[@choughed3072]

​@@pommiebears Cornish DNA is distinguishable from English DNA and easier to pin point, English DNA could be anywhere from Plymouth to Carlisle.

[@sydryi3086]

as someone who visits Cornwall frequently, I have a great love for the place, so this is a very interesting video.

[@foofy14]

Thank you for this beautiful video on our home and people. Onen hag oll, Kernow bys vyken!

[@TieranFreedman]

Glad you enjoyed it Chris! It was really fascinating to learn about it, and great to meet some fluent Cornish speakers. There will be a second part coming in the not-too-distant future! 🙂

[@foofy14]

@@TieranFreedman also just a random point, you pronounce 'dha weles' as 'dah'. 'Dh' is pronounced 'th'. Meur ras!

[@blackbeard6423]

It is great to see Corns reclaiming their language and history. Great video! Thanks for doing it, please do more content on Corns working for independence from the UK?

[@TieranFreedman]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! Maybe you've seen it already, but there is actually a part 2 on my channel that covers exactly that 😁

[@markpitts8936]

And who would end up paying? The poor old English as usual, the cash cow of the UK

[@markpitts8936]

@@blackbeard6423 really? Who said they didn’t? If they want independence I’m in favour as long as they pay for the referendum and if they vote to leave the UK then pay to actually leave.

[@markpitts8936]

@@blackbeard6423 what are you on about you mug. I live in London, been to Cornwall once in my life. Nice place and if you want independence then fair enough, just pay for it yourselves.

[@markpitts8936]

@@blackbeard6423 what nonsense you knob? I’m not bringing nothing to Cornwall. Your must be an inbred. Just if Cornwall want independence then pay for it. That’s all.

[@gramursowanfaborden5820]

very good video. glad to see there's more people raising awareness than the stalwart Cornish cultural figureheads preaching to the (often literal) choir, that means we're getting somewhere!

[@TieranFreedman]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! From a personal standpoint, I found it (and part 2 which will be coming soon) to be really fascinating to film and edit. I knew next to nothing about Cornish culture and identity, since it is so rarely mentioned in the media. So it was great to learn so much during my visit and hear the language spoken by so many fluent Cornish speakers!

[@gramursowanfaborden5820]

@@TieranFreedman sadly there are only very few in reality, the only reason there's any Cornish culture left at all is because of the hard work of a vocal minority of very dedicated individuals. there's very little attention paid to Cornish culture in schools, it's only independent organisations. it's tempting to say it's hegemonic oppression. regardless, i'm appreciative to you for reaching out and taking an open mind into this, it's amazing how people can independently create genuinely valuable pieces of investigative journalism, and i look forward to part 2!

[@sujithvlogs9260]

Flag looks so cool.

[@TJSaw]

One of the most stunning places I’ve ever been to. Warm people and amazing culture. The memory of having a beer in Britain’s most westerly pub overlooking the Atlantic will always stay with me.

[@LickorishAllsorts]

I hope you enjoyed your stay in the Isles of Scilly.

[@LindaTCornwall]

The greatest disrespect to Cornwall, is that our history isn't even taught in Cornish schools. Most children growing up in Cornwall now, know very little if anything about their history and the land they were born on. So sadly they don't have a connection to it and no pride in their heritage!.. I grew up with a father that was determinised to teach me my Cornish history, just as his father did him. Most Cornish (or the rest of the UK) don't even realise that one of the cruellest ironies of history destroyed our language. You see it was three Cornish speaking Cornish men that dragged the English language back from the verge of extinction, that is the ONLY reason we are speaking it now! Their names are Richard Pencrych, John Trevisa and John of Cornwall. By saving the English language meant that hundreds of years later it would destroy our own! If you google their names I'm sure you'll find more info on it. I have hundreds of astounding facts about Cornwall... history is a beautiful gift, we should all make use of it!!!

[@Stp1497]

I wish that I had been taught about this place.

[@Slo-ryde]

You probably also know that along with Wales, Cornwall was the focal point where the south Brit ( Roman) celts fled to at the time of the Anglosaxon invasion and onslaught…most used Cornwall as a jump off point for NW Gaul, which accepted so many migrants that it got called “ Brittany “…. The narrow peninsula made it difficult for the Anglosaxons to barge in without being seen …. So they left it alone, and felt it was more important to subjugate the rest of England.

[@welsh-cymru1588]

It’s the same hear in wales when I was young we are not taught about welsh history , we learned about english history and how king Edward the 2nd was this great king ect even though he was responsible for conquering us because thats how the uk government has our education system set up, I only learned about our history of colonialism when I left school and started researching for myself

[@hectorman321]

My grandfather who lives in Camborne speaks fluent Cornish , I didn't realize just how few people spoke it.

[@2msvalkyrie529]

Rubbish !! There are Zero fluent Cornish speakers in Britain !!

[@bretagnejean2410]

Have school ?

[@jensleasman1838]

My mother’s family immigrated from St. Ives to the US in the early 1920s, all 13 of them. I’ve only just now delved into my Celtic roots and am enjoying the journey. What a wonderful video.

[@wodens-hitman1552]

Your roots are just as Anglo saxon too

[@gandolfthorstefn1780]

@@wodens-hitman1552 Stop telling people who they are. You don't know their history and genealogy so keep you axe away from their tree.

[@sbakernyc5761]

There was a significant amount of monolingual Cornish speakers in the American West in the 1800s. They were brought over for their mining skills. There were also bilingual speakers amongst them, but many only spoke Cornish. Crazy to think the language was alive and well to the extant some people didnt need English, 150 years ago or so, but was extinct 15 years ago

[@blackpanda7298]

The Cornish pasty is the reason Jamaicans have patty’s ❤

[@EffortlessEthan]

I would love to see an AI that's built to preserve dying languages so that people can always learn them in to perpetuity.

[@peterdavidson3268]

I live in Kernow (in the town of Pensans - to use its correct spelling in Kernewek) - but I think it's a bit of stretch to claim that "many" who live here don't consider themselves English - that belief is espoused by only a small number of diehards championing Cornwall as a unique cultural/political entity? However, I agree that Cornwall is "special" in terms of its physical beauty and position within a wider United Kingdom framework - we have affluence and poverty cohabiting side by side (I reside little more than stones throw from the Treneere Estate - often cited as one of the most deprived communities across the whole of Europe) - and far below average wages confounded by far above average house prices - an insidious circumstance much exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic and its attendant social/lifestyle transformations? There are many conundrums in Kernow which I do not yet understand and probably never will but one thing is certain - I love living here and wouldn't swap it for anywhere else!

[@Drone_PilotSG]

To defend Cornish traditions “we will fight you to the bitter end…” ( a perfectly English expression)

[@Englishman_and_mountains]

Lol, and there isn't actually anyone trying to stop them celebrating tjeur traditions. Some parts of the UK just like to pretend we still live in the 10th century, and we still need to fight each other.

[@godzillas6301]

@@Englishman_and_mountains As someone from Atherstone and our ball game just a few weeks ago ill say you couldnt be more wrong .

[@Englishman_and_mountains]

@god zillas search uppies and downies Workington town because we plsy a similar game in the North West of England. You're not a victim.. The game gets dangerous, people get hurt, and that's why people like the police want it banned. It's not an attack on your culture, so stop pretending it is. You're exactly the type of person I described lol

[@schmodedo]

"We will fight you 'til the bitter end, but win or lose we will take you for a pint.". Absolutely brilliant.

[@roberto_ik5640]

as brilliant as violent

[@grapetoad6595]

Didn't talk about the language schism because the last original speaker died, so the 30 "speakers" had an argument about pronunciation and split into two groups. Quite counterproductive when actually trying to grow a group to split that group into two

[@Mality]

My family is from a small town in Wisconsin with a huge Cornish influence and tradition, Mineral Point. Lots of miners migrated there to work the mines (which are now closed as well). Many buildings downtown have a Cornish look to them.

[@camwillsmusic7153]

I’m Cornish and was watching a video on the annual Cornish festival they do there, would love to go there at some point in the future

[@Mality]

@@camwillsmusic7153 One of the highlights of the year there. At one time, Mineral Point was going to be the state capital, but now is a sleepy little town in the valley. Shakerag Street looks like it could be from any old Cornish village.

[@Jeni-ow1kl]

@ Mality! YAY MP❣️❣️❣️ My Mom is from this enchanting town, too!✌️❣️

[@meredithgreenslade1965]

I come from a copper mining area in South Australia known as Australia's little Cornwall. We have a Kernewek Lowender festival every 2 years to celebrate our heritage. South Australia has a large portion of people whose ancestors came here as free settlers.

[@BetheyDawn12]

I lived in Kernow for 3 years whilst I was at uni, the most wonderful beautiful place to live. I’d give anything to move back and stay, truly felt like home when you immerse yourself in the true culture of it. So sad that so much of it is lost to emmets and Londoners with second homes.

[@thesnoopmeistersnoops5167]

And students making it unaffordable for locals.

[@ChangesOneTim]

@@thesnoopmeistersnoops5167 Once spacious family semis and detacheds in Falmouth are now owned by distant landlords and divvied up into student bedsits at exorbitant rents. Some of these streets had the usual one (or two cars) per household, now clogged with four or five.

[@jasonallen9144]

The old boundary of Cornwall stretches right up to the caratacus Stone in West Somerset.

[@sandrawhelan9159]

No man is an island, we are all humans sharing this space on earth. We cant live in the past but have to move forward.

[@DderwenWyllt]

This is a top quality video that brought tears to my eyes, It's so beautiful to hear our brothers and sisters in Kernow speaking their own hen iaith, Kernow Bys Vyken, Cernyw am byth!

[@pulchralutetia]

Kernow bys vyken! in Cornish.

[@propman3523]

As an American who has been to Britain many times, I am very happy to be better educated on its many cultural groups. I vividly remember flyer over Lands End on a flight from Paris to New York.

[@Anglo_Browza]

Tbf every county has its own identity and history. I’m from Sussex… I don’t delude myself it’s an independent state, even tho it was in 477 and not taken by Vikings at all.

[@shannonclarke656]

​@@Anglo_Browza ​@Anglo Browza But that's the Problem though. That attitude. Sussex has always been a part of the mainland of England. Corwall was its own country, we had language, flags and our own kings. Just like wales, or Scotland or ireland, but people are able to identify those nations as Seperate. The Cornish get lost by being seen as a county of England. We didn't become a part of England because we were asked nicely. You know? I can't explain to an English person Why, as a cornish person I've never felt like I really fit, because that displacement is seen as delusion. But that's what the english do. eradicate an entire culture through Invasion, then call that same group of people, delluded when they're upset about it. The takeover of Cornwall was also far more recent than 477. We became seen as a county in 1889. That's recent history. I'm married to an English Man, and he had no idea Cornwall was even a Celtic nation. That's Cultural Eradication and we have every right to be bothered by it.

[@Anglo_Browza]

@@shannonclarke656 yeah Sussex had a king as well. You’re outlook is ridiculous. Look at the US… look how large it is and how different each state is. It’s still one country. The UK is union, it’s common knowledge it’s made up of many places and people. You should be proud to be British

[@Anglo_Browza]

@@shannonclarke656 yeah Sussex had a king as well. You’re outlook is ridiculous. Look at the US… look how large it is and how different each state is. It’s still one country. The UK is union, it’s common knowledge it’s made up of many places and people. You should be proud to be British

[@shannonclarke656]

@Anglo Browza You should ask Native Americans If they feel "Proud To Be American". It is you with the Ridiculous outlook.

[@boku5192]

I'am Slovak and my ancestors lost their independance to hungarians for about 1000 years. In 19th and the beginning of the 20th century there was a brutal and organized effort by the government to erase our identity forever. Luckily we made it through, thanks to multiple generations of learned men, actvists and revolutionaries who have burned their their lives to save the culture and language they loved. It makes it really easy for me to relate to the struggle of the celts. I hope that ounce you can find enough similar heroes among you.

[@mikeharland3358]

Yes, you put that statement forward for any area of the uk 50miles from London.

[@LizardYup]

As a Welsh speaker, i can understand 60- 70% of the language.

[@LizardYup]

@Celtic Draig Helo, rwy'n dod o yr gogledd, Sir Fôn! Le o'r de wyt ti? It's quite remarkable how even after centuries of separation, Breton and Cornish is still somewhat intelligible

[@jamesjenner8159]

Pasty is Kernowek for a pie. The EU regarded Kernow as being culturally separate from England. Mining existed long before the industrial revolution. My name is James Jenner, a descendant of the Jenner family from St. Just in Penwyth. Once had the pleasure of meeting Donald Raw on Lundy where we talked about Cornish history and the history of the Jenner family. Legally Kernow should have the same status as the Isle of Man and the Cornish parlement still exists!

[@SormonAusPol]

As a South Australian I know alot about Cornwall due to the large Cornish populations which moved here in the 1800s to mine copper out of Burra, Kadina and Moonta.

[@coryparni3620]

Best Cornish pasties in the world came from the bakery at Adelaide train station in the 90's

[@noellewestfield6849]

Until I saw the series Poldark, I knew nothing of the area. I am in love with the area now and have been diving into its history!!

[@janknuckey]

You might also like to read Vanishing Cornwall, by Daphne Du Maurier, and her Cornish novels

[@noellewestfield6849]

@@janknuckey thank you, I will.

[@choccymonster863]

I'm from Cornwall and I've never met anyone that speaks fluent Cornish

[@jwsoaresjones1560]

You must travel in somewhat limited linguistic circles...

[@leewest356]

Here in the heart of México in the state of Hidalgo sits the historic mining town of Real de Monte where miners from Cornwall immigrated at the beginning of the 19th century to work in the silver mines. They left their mark on the local culture. The most emblematic food in Hidalgo is the “paste”, our spelling of “pasty”, the food introduced by the Cornish. You can still get the traditional mince, potato and onion one, but Mexicans have adapted the paste to their own culture with various spicy fillings. Also in town is the English Cemetery where you can read the headstones of the Cornish who died here in México.

[@talkingoyster]

Was Cornwall ever a Celtic nation? I thought up until the 8th century it was a part of Dumnonia, which also included Devon and some of Somerset. Cornish people certainly held on to the culture more.

[@calum5975]

Dumnonia was a celtic kingdom centred in what is today Devon. It was actually conquered by Wessex (who would later form England after subjugating their neighbours) prior to the establishment of England as a Kingdom.

[@talkingoyster]

@@calum5975 yes centered on Devon and including the entirety of Cornwall as well as a large part of Somerset. I thought it became a part of Wessex in the 8th century.

[@cerdic6305]

@@talkingoyster Devon was likely part of Wessex by the end of the 8th century, then Cornwall was probably part of Wessex by the end of the 9th or early 10th century. So technically the kingdom was exclusively made up of the county of Cornwall for at least some amount of time

[@michaelhall8981]

The real answer is no. The Celts was a Central European tribe. Apart from trade the Celts had nothing to do with the British Isles. All this Celtic nonsense is a 18th century invention and archaeology mistake by the Scottish.

[@darthandeddeu]

As a native Canadian I never viewed the ' British Empire' as a thing, in reality it was and remains an English empire, and that empire started with Scotland, Cornwall, Wales Ireland and The isle of Mann. The more we ( each cultural group) can claim sovereignty over ancestral lands, the better the world would be.

[@MackerelCat]

The problem is twofold - self proclaimed Cornish people are often full of Norse and Saxon dna as studies show. Second culturally there is a lot of overlap with Devon. The ethnicity doesn’t start at the Cornish border. Go up on Dartmoor or all the bits of Devon where it’s all Combe this and that and tell me there’s no Celtic influence. It’s difficult for some people to just accept that the English have Celtic heritage too. Acknowledge your Celtic heritage doesn’t make you a different nationality. England is a mishmash of ethnicities.

[@TieranFreedman]

Around all borders there is a degree of overlap, and cultural exchange between those on each side of it. There are areas of the UK where Celtic influence is stronger, and the Celtic nations have persisted because of that. But if someone lives in Cornwall, or speaks Cornish, it's only natural that they would identify as Cornish. For some, there is a dual identity (feeling Cornish AND another nationality), while others are Cornish, and Cornish only.

[@MrTangolizard]

I’m ethically Cornish/welsh living in England I’m proud of all my heritage

[@MrSteeljazz]

Very informative. I always wondered about Cornwall. Subscribed.

[@TieranFreedman]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

[@dyvedpendaran5063]

Hello cornish Friends I come from Britanny and i found the Cornwall's houses are the same style that Britanny houses. A lot of people of Cornwall and Wales gone to Britanny when the saxons invaded britannia these celtic populations gave at new fatherland the name of their origine Land britannia (Bretagne in french Britanny in english) sorry for my english

[@catomacro8325]

If people living in Cornwall want to celebrate local traditions then go for it. Got to be honest I've been there a few times ( I worked there for 2 years) and can't say it felt any different from other southern English counties , Supermarkets , traffic,buses,new builds,crime ,drug abuse ,NHS waiting lists ,nightclubs etc etc etc I've never heard anyone speak Cornish nor seen it written down anywhere. If someone found themselves in the middle of a Cornish town and we're told they were in Dorset,Kent Hants , Wiltshire etc that individual would have no reason to doubt it ,on the other hand the difference between Dover and Calais despite being just 20 odd miles apart is very noticeable.

[@thekernewekpenguin]

From someone who is proudly Cornish, I really appreciate this video and the job you've done in succinctly describing us and the situation we face today! Yeghes da!

[@JP-hr7ch]

Iechyd da (Welsh)

[@connorrodgers1033]

Mad to see my old college tutor on a video like this

[@kendall_knows_best2872]

It's a county like every other. They are looked at exactly as everyone else.

[@timmelia7551]

Just what we need , more blood and soil nationalism .

[@seanmcbrearty1365]

America did the same thing with Hawaii. Lions still call at the Polynesian islands and they think they have ownership rights. Canada did the same thing for their natives.

[@ajhennessy6987]

Well if the English didn't try to destroy and force all to its ideals the celtic nations wouldn't need such nationalism. England ruins everything and doesn't care afterwards

[@malcolmbartram5273]

I can just imagine Cornwall as an independent nation. I am sarcastic in case you did not notice. I have some Devon and Cornwall DNA according to a DNA test. Guess what Cornish DNA is not that Celtic. All English counties used to be Kingdoms. Most English people have a mixture of Celtic, Saxon and Viking DNA according to DNA test. These videos are misleading.

[@HydroSnips]

It’s someone interested in their county which is fair enough but it’s also attracted a few unpleasant nativist types who love to find new people to hate, like the evil forrins who were mean to pure Celtic purebloods as it says in some old outdated book, ignoring several thousand years of migration and acculturation as well as modern archeological studies.

[@cristianocastagno9680]

The Celts were in northern Italy too. There is a town called in Italian Cameri, in local dialect it’s called Cambra that is a giveaway.

[@Lexivor]

The Celts went further south than that, they sacked Rome in 390 BC.

[@lynnhubbard844]

@@Lexivor all over fighting

[@michaelhall8981]

Yes they were, But a part from trade, the Celts had nothing to do with the British Isles.

[@padawan1769]

This is such a nice surpirse.. very thankful you came up on my feed and the video is fantastic. don't know why i watched all of it but very interesting

[@TieranFreedman]

Thank you glad you enjoyed it! ☺️

[@AndrewInglis-g9g]

We lived in Cornwall for three years . Local yobs stoned our windows on 8 occasions . So welcoming .

[@Willsy85]

Well that's what you get for invading a land that wasn't yours to begin with.😅

[@thomHD]

Cornwall is underpresented in terms of international tourist arrival, sure, but apart from that, it's certainly England.

[@thomHD]

@@bobsmith5441 I'm from the Kingdom of Wessex personally

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

Lots of European tourists go to Cornwall.

[@thomHD]

@Golden.Lights.Twinkle About 1.5m international visitors a year. Compare that to, say, Cardiff getting 20m, and London would be off the scale.

[@lluiscornet9020]

I spent some time in Truro and met lots of young people. Most of their parents came from other regions in the UK, and not many of them felt Cornish :( some didn't even know there's a language called Cornish. Also: young people's accent didn't sound Cornish at all. Mostly like southern British. I'd like to meet more people from around, though. I really fell in love with that country.

[@lynnhubbard844]

go Doc Martin for showing us!!!!!!

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

Most people living in Cornwall are English.

[@mrvain4977]

That’s because it’s Gaelic

[@bristoled93]

What is a "southern British" accent?

[@user-zp4ge3yp2o]

That's cos you're in a town, go to a farm and you'll hear Cornish accents