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How Prehistoric Society Advanced in Iron Age Wales
The period we call the Iron Age in Wales began in approximately 800 BC, after new settlers began arriving in Britain—the Celts. These more advanced people developed...

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From the BBC, who exactly gave the USA Ellis Island?
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From the BBC, who exactly gave the USA Ellis Island?
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From the BBC, who exactly gave the USA Ellis Island?
"The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island in New York harbour remain two of the world's iconic sites - and sights. "Ellis Island gained its historic status as...

@ceri-shaw • 2 months ago

Siblings launch gig finder music map ahead of Welsh Language Music Day

A brother and sister from Gwynedd have launched a digital interactive gig map to help live music lovers to find Welsh...
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Comedian's Welsh language translations viewed by millions

A Welsh comedy content creator has experienced huge success with his videos on TikTok which are introducing millions...
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This Day in Welsh History - Jan 27th

27th January

Born this day 1829, in Groes, Denbighshire, Isaac Roberts, who was best known for his work as an astronomer and...
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@ceri-shaw • 2 months ago

Comedian's Welsh language translations viewed by millions

A Welsh comedy content creator has experienced huge success with his videos on TikTok which are introducing millions...
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@ceri-shaw • 2 months ago

Welsh scientists are turning waste bread crusts into nutritious food with ancient Asian fermentation

Juan Felipe Sandoval Rueda, PhD Candidate in Alternative Proteins at the Institute of Biological, Environmental and...
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This Day in Welsh History - Jan 24th

24th January

The California Gold Rush began 24th January 1848. It was to attract many Welsh people especially those from coal...
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Helen Love/John MOuse collaboration - The Doors to The Double Diamond Club are open!
The Double Diamond Club are officially open for business, releasing their self-titled debut single via Alcopop! Records back on New Years Day got 2025 off with a...

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Helen Love/John MOuse collaboration - The Doors to The Double Diamond Club are open!
The Double Diamond Club are officially open for business, releasing their self-titled debut single via Alcopop! Records back on New Years Day got 2025 off with a...

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Helen Love/John MOuse collaboration - The Doors to The Double Diamond Club are open!
The Double Diamond Club are officially open for business, releasing their self-titled debut single via Alcopop! Records back on New Years Day got 2025 off with a...

@ceri-shaw • 3 months ago

Watch: The disco version of Doctor Who performed at Cardiff Airport

File under now here’s something you don’t see every day. Indeed today is the first time we have ever seen the...
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Supermarket giant praised for embracing St Dwynwen's Day

Supermarket giant Lidl has fallen in love with the Welsh language if its promotion for St Dwynwen’s Day / Dydd Santes...
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This Day in Welsh History - January 17th

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Born on this day 1863 in Chorlton on Medlock, Manchester (of Welsh parents) David Lloyd George Born David...
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How Prehistoric Society Advanced in Iron Age Wales

Jaime Conrad - @jaime-conrad
27 Mar 2025

The period we call the Iron Age in Wales began in approximately 800 BC, after new settlers began arriving in Britain—the Celts. These more advanced people developed iron weapons, better tools, and new methods, such as building hill forts for dwellings and defense. Though first arriving around 1,000 BC, by about 600 BC, the Celtic tribes emigrating to Britain from Europe had well-established themselves on the island. Iron Age Wales was in full swing. As the Bronze Age drew to a close, people still utilized some bronze weapons and tools, but the use of iron became more prevalent. The...

Llafur Ni - Reviving black oats, a vital lost heritage crop in Wales

gaabi - @gaabi
25 Mar 2025

Filmmaker and photographer Andy Pilsbury and the Gaia Foundation have released " Llafur Ni ," a documentary about Pembrokeshire organic farmer Gerald Miles and his successful work, with farmer Iwan Evans Coedfadre and musician Owen Shiers , to bring Ceirch Du (black oats) back back to Wales. Once common, black oats had become a difficult to find "lost crop" until Miles and Katie Hastings , regional coordinator for the Gaia Foundation’s UK Seed Sovereignty Programme, formed Llafur Ni, and recruited other farmers in Wales to work to bring them back. 'When Shiers first heard Miles...

From the BBC, who exactly gave the USA Ellis Island?

gaabi - @gaabi
18 Feb 2025

"The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island in New York harbour remain two of the world's iconic sites - and sights. "Ellis Island gained its historic status as the first place millions of immigrants arriving in America would have set foot on US soil . "And remarkably, two American men of Welsh origin with the same name can lay claim to being the founder of Ellis Island. "But all these years on, the question remains: which Samuel Ellis was it?"

Helen Love/John MOuse collaboration - The Doors to The Double Diamond Club are open!

Ceri Shaw - @ceri-shaw
18 Jan 2025

The Double Diamond Club are officially open for business, releasing their self-titled debut single via Alcopop! Records back on New Years Day got 2025 off with a bang with the video previewing on Louder than War and receiving play on BBC Ulster and BBC Wales. The original Double Diamond Club were a renowned vocal duo that dominated the South Wales club scene in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Hailed (or maybe that should be mythologised?) as the greatest club singing duo in Caerphilly and surrounding areas, they captivated audiences across the valleys and beyond, playing to...

4 Best Books About Wales for All-Night Reading

Jaime Conrad - @jaime-conrad
10 Jan 2025

These four best books about Wales are all distinctly different, yet each one is a rich and immersive journey in its own way. After choosing from The Mabinogion, Pigeon, A History of Wales, and Owen, prop up the pillows and make yourself comfy because you might be up past your bedtime. Each of the four best books about Wales listed below will give you a deeper look at this fascinating country and make you feel closer to it. Why is Wales so important? Cymru (Wales) is important for retaining its unique Welsh culture and traditions. Some customs are more modern, while others trace back to...

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An Interview With Dan Rhys, Author of 'Knight in the Scarlet Cloak'

Ceri Shaw - @ceri-shaw
8 Jan 2025

Dan is a self-taught Welsh speaker whose first novel— The Lone Escapist —reached the semifinals of the 2018 Chanticleer Book Review ‘Clue Awards’ and was voted ‘Best Escapist Novels’ by the Book Lovin’ Geek Mamas of NYC. Dan has appeared often on S4C, the Welsh-language television channel, as well as on BBC Wales television and radio. He teaches English at College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, CA but speaks only Welsh to his six-year-old son Evan, happily leaving the English to his wife Nikki. ... AmeriCymru: Care to introduce your novel 'Knight in the Scarlet Cloak'...

Gruffudd ap Llywelyn, Last of the Ancient Kings of Wales

Jaime Conrad - @jaime-conrad
3 Jan 2025

After the Romans withdrew from Wales, the Welsh tribes became more autonomous. Now free from outside government, chieftains ruled over small parts of Cymru. Territories became kingdoms. Gruffudd ap Llewelyn was the only ruler of all the ancient kings of Wales who united the country as a whole. The story of the ancient kings of Wales begins with the Roman departure from Britain in 383 AD. Celtic tribal chieftains, freed from the yoke of Roman rule, fought amongst themselves to keep or establish control over their lands and defend their territory from invaders. These territories...

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The Fascinating History Behind 3 Popular Welsh Gifts

Jaime Conrad - @jaime-conrad
27 Dec 2024

Welsh love spoons, slate gifts, and Welsh Lady dolls are heartwarming keepsakes that can last a lifetime. Knowing the history behind these three popular Welsh gifts will make them even more special to you, whether you’re the giver or the receiver. Three popular Welsh gifts given throughout the years in Wales are Welsh love spoons, Welsh slate gifts, and gifts featuring the Welsh Lady—a woman wearing the traditional Welsh costume of a woolen dress with an apron, neckerchief, stockings, red cloak, and tall black hat. Before the early 1800s, Wales didn’t have a national dress for women....

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Powerful Ancient Welsh Symbols and Their Meanings

Jaime Conrad - @jaime-conrad
9 Aug 2024

Ancient Welsh symbols trace back to the Celtic tribes of Wales, even before Welsh was spoken. They are closely tied to nature, spirits and deities, warriors and fighting, and the Otherworld. Some symbols, like the red dragon, have become well-known parts of Welsh culture in modern times. Where do ancient Welsh symbols originate? Why are some of the traditional Welsh symbols we see today relatively new in comparison? Ancient symbols of Cyrmu come from the Celts who lived in Britain during the Iron Age. By 600 BC, they had established quite a presence on the island. They were pagans who...

MWY O STRAEON FFRAETH I DDYSGWYR GAN SIÔN TOMOS OWEN

Ceri Shaw - @ceri-shaw
1 Aug 2024

Mae’r arlunydd, cyflwynydd, bardd ac awdur Siôn Tomos Owen yn cyhoeddi ail gyfrol o straeon am fyw yn y Rhondda’r wythnos hon. Mae Y Fawr a’r Fach 2: Mwy o Straeon o’r Rhondda yn rhan o’r gyfres Amdani, ac mae llyfr Siôn yn addas ar gyfer dysgwyr lefel Sylfaen. Mae Siôn yn wyneb cyfarwydd i wylwyr S4C, diolch i Pobol y Rhondda , cyfres oedd yn mynd ar daith trwy Gwm Rhondda, ac roedd ei gyfrol gyntaf o straeon ffraeth am ei blentyndod a’i arddegau yn boblogaidd iawn. Meddai Siôn Tomos Owen: “Pan sgwennes i’r gyfrol gyntaf nôl yn 2018 ges i lawer o hwyl ond ges i...

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THE ‘DEFINITIVE’ BOOK ON TRYWERYN CHALLENGES ‘LEGENDS’ AND DEEPLY HELD OPINIONS ON THE DROWNING OF THE WELSH VALLEY

Ceri Shaw - @ceri-shaw
6 Jul 2023

BUY IT HERE 'Tryweryn: A New Dawn?' Whatever the complexities surrounding the flooding of Cwm Tryweryn, the construction of Llyn Celyn is widely regarded as a decisive event in Welsh history. The story resonates with Welsh people like no other, and at last, after twenty years of research, author Wyn Thomas has written a detailed study of the story published by Y Lolfa, and questions many widely held views. Two aspects of the Tryweryn story have attracted particular attention and comment in Wales: what is deemed to be Liverpool’s dubious justification for flooding Cwm...

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Attic Theatre Film Festival - An Interview With Glenn Ibbitson

Ceri Shaw - @ceri-shaw
24 Jun 2023

Attic Theatre International Film Festival 2023 Photos: 12 AmeriCymru: Hi Glenn and many thanks for agreeing to this interview. Care to introduce the Attic Film Festival for our readers? Glenn: The inaugural Attic Theatre International Film Festival is organised by the Attic Theatre, a group of artists, actors, writers, film-makers and technicians based in Newcastle Emlyn, West Wales, who are captivated by the medium of film. Our designated event team for ATIFF are; Carole King: an artist, bookbinder and printmaker -and the reluctant leading lady in...

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'Welsh Pioneers of the Skies, Elsa Spencer' by David Dell

AmeriCymru - @americymru
20 Nov 2015

MORE PHOTOS OF ELSA SPENCER HERE Many thanks to guest blogger David Dell for the article below about his aunt Elsa Spencer, "The Worlds' Premiere Parachutist" and for the superb pictures which are from plate photographs and have never been published before. You can buy David's latest book here:- Jack Swan: The Time Travel Disasters dgdfg Cardiff, August 1919. Elsa Spencer getting ready to ascend from Sophia Gardens. Ernest Thompson Willows had the title "The Father of British Airships" and Elsa Spencer, enjoyed the title "The Worlds'...

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Remember, Remember The 4th of November! - Welsh American Chartist John Rees in California

Ceri Shaw - @ceri-shaw
3 Nov 2008

On my return trip from the West Coast Eisteddfod in L.A. in 2011 I was able to break my journey in Hornbrook, CA and take some pictures of John Rees's grave and final resting place. Given that we know he was a stonemason in his youth, did he perhaps make it himself? Certainly it is one of the finest and best preserved monuments in the cemetary. John Rees ( aka Jack the Fifer ) is topical because today ( Nov 4th ) is the anniversary of the ill-fated Chartist march on Newport in which he played a leading role.. The debate as to whether violence can be a legitimate...

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