do' An Meitheamh, De' Ceadaoin (2 June, Wednesday), or in Cornish, deu Metheven, De Mergher Parts of the following are from the 1998 Celtic Calendar published by the Celtic League, P.O. Box 20153, Dag Hammerskjold Postal Center, New York, NY 10017 or 1-800-626-CELT. ( By the way, it is marginally useful to know that the Celtic year starts on our 1st of November. That makes Halloween the Celtic New Years Eve.) A Manx saying: Ta keeayll ommidjys ny slooid ny t'ee ec dooinney creeney dy reayll. Or, Wit is follishness unless a wise man has it to keep. In 1257 the Battle of Cymerau was fought. Weslh forces led by Meredudd ap Rhys defeated the invading English army. In 1581 James Douglas, Scottish inventor of the guillotine (the Maiden) was -- you guessed it -- guillotined. Now the question is, was this an industrial accident? " Let's see there, laddie. A' think it needs a lit'le adjustment right aboot here-------OOps!!! WHACK." And there went the Workmens Comp premium for the year.