cuig deag Mean Fomhair, De' Ceadaoin( 15 September, Wednesday), or in Welsh , pymtheg Medi, Dydd Mercher In 1718 the Breton gentry gathered at Rennes to defend the liberties of Brittany. In 1828 William Madocks, Welsh reformer, town planner , founder of Porthmadoc, died. In 1945 John McCormack, Irish tenor, died. Submitted by John McLaughland Sorry, the calendar will be down for a few days because I will be away until Saturday and then I will do catch-up. Pat Connors, listowner