Description
Ralph St Vincent Allin-Collins was one of three major figures in the Cornish language revival during the 1920s and 1930s. He was its most fluent speaker and its most prolific writer, but most importantly he stated he was a native speaker of Cornish, having been taught by his parents at a young age. The significance and veracity of this statement are examined as well as his family history. His importance for the revival nowadays is summarised