Chanig ar Gall

Chanig ar Gall (born Jeanne-Marie Guillamet; 5 May 1922 – 9 April 2012) was a French broadcaster, entertainer, and writer who specialised in Breton culture and, along with her husband Charlez ar Gall, was a pioneer in Breton-language broadcasting.

Biography Chanig ar Gall was born Jeanne-Marie Guillamet on 5 May 1922 in the Saint-Cadou area of Sizun, a commune in Finistère, to a family of farmers from the Crozon Peninsula. In 1942, she married Charlez ar Gall, who at the time worked as a schoolteacher in nearby Argol, and they had two children.

She joined her husband in Breton-language broadcasting after learning the language itself. Le Telegramme described her as "one of the great performers of Breton culture over the past fifty years".

She and her husband were awarded with the Order of the Ermine in 1990. She was also awarded the Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

During her career, she was ill with cancer and made a recovery after having surgery for treatment in 1969. She later appeared at several meetings to discuss breast cancer treatment.

Chanig ar Gall died on 9 April 2012 in Brest, France, more than a year after her husband's death. Fañch Broudig recalled that she "was a woman of heart, a woman of Brittany and of her time." Her funeral service was held in Brest on 13 April, with hundreds in attendance.