... this time in Brazil. The attempt to create a “little Wales” occurred in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul in 1852, about 13 ... venture got underway. “Nova Cambria” (New Wales) was founded by Thomas Benbow Phillips (picture) from Tregaron who wanted ...
Mair Williams - Oct 20 2015 - 7:04pm - 0 comments
... : Local residents in Frongoch (near Y Bala, North Wales) organised a series of events on the weekend of June 10th and 11th 2016 ... history, although well-known in Ireland is little known in Wales. To mark the centenary of the arrival of the prisoners and the ...
Alastair Kneale - Oct 2 2016 - 3:40pm - 0 comments
... disaster befell the coal mining village of Aberfan in South Wales. On that day a catastrophic collapse of a colliery spoil tip killed 116 ... miners from local collieries and other pits across South Wales. Conditions remained treacherous with a large amount of water and mud ...
Mair Williams - Oct 18 2016 - 11:17pm - 0 comments
... of the ridge summit of Cefn Bryn in the Gower Peninsula, Wales (Welsh: Penrhyn Gŵyr, Cymru). It has a very long 25 ton capstone, part ... Celtic nation: Wales Itinerary: Wales Swansea & Gower Place type: ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 1 2021 - 5:44pm
... 1830-1840, artist. In collection of the National Library of Wales. Celtic nation: Wales Itinerary: Wales southwest Place type: ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 17 2021 - 1:51pm
... located near to the village of Dyffryn Ardudwy in Gwynedd, Wales This Neolithic tomb d ates from around 4000 BC. it is made up of two ... courtesy of Cadw . Celtic nation: Wales Itinerary: Wales northwest Place type: ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Oct 6 2021 - 7:43pm
... island on the western side of the larger Isle of Anglesey, Wales (Welsh: Ynys Môn, Cymru). Link : Cadw - Tŷ Mawr Standing ... Stone courtesy of Cadw Celtic nation: Wales Itinerary: Wales Anglesey Place type: ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Jun 22 2022 - 9:33pm
... just south from the village of Trellech, Monmouthshire, Wales (Welsh: Tryleg, Sir Fynwy, Cymru) along the B4293 road. These stone are ... Perrin/Creative Commons) Celtic nation: Wales Itinerary: Wales southeast Place type: ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Jun 27 2022 - 8:23pm
... blog Frongoch internment camp in north Wales was used to hold Irish Republican prisoners from the 1916 Rising. A ... amongst others by a number of groups from Ireland and Wales. This included members of An Conradh Ceilteach, the Celtic League Irish ...
Mair Williams - Jun 15 2016 - 4:27pm - 0 comments
... Snowdon and Snowdonia. Yr Wyddfa is the highest mountain in Wales, and stands at 3,560 feet (1,085 metres) above sea level. Eryri is the mountainous region in northwestern Wales and a national park of 823 square miles (2,130 km2) in area in which Yr ...
Mair Williams - Nov 17 2022 - 12:54pm