fiche An Bhealtaine,(20 May), or in Cornish, ugans Me In 685 the Battle of Nechtansmere was fought. Northumbria invaded Scotland (then called Pictland). The Picts under King Bruide defenaed the Northumbrians. I suppose a bunch of nude guys painted blue charging at you would give anyone cause to cut-and-run. (You probably all are aware that the Northumbrians today have a bagpipe playing tradition of their own) In 1981 Patsy O'Hara, Irish political prisoner, died on a hunger strike in maze prison, Northern Ireland.