I recently posted about the first Welsh medium secondary school to open in de Cymru (south Wales), Ysgol Gyfyn Rhydfelen. Well, here’s a separate post about the first Welsh language school to…
Category: Welsh Histories
John Toshack & Swansea City
It was on 21 May 1982 when Swansea City successfully completed their first ever season in the First Division (back when it was called that) with a sixth place finish under the…
Cardiff Queen Street Station
Cardiff Queen Street! Advertisement This railway station was originally opened by the Taff Vale Railway all the way back in October 1840. Back then, the station was known as “Cardiff Taff Vale”…
Bryn Cader Faner
I have always been aware of them but have only more recently become interested in some of the Welsh stone circles/cairns dotted across the country. This one is Bryn Cader Faner, which…
Liverpool: The Capital of North Wales
Being from Rhyl, I love the city of Liverpool. The close distance between the two meant I grew up as a Liverpool fan; spoke with some sort of weird hybrid scouse/Welsh accent…