Did you know that, on 21 February 1804, the world’s first recorded steam-hauled railway journey took place? It took place in De Cymru (South Wales), no less! The locomotive was one of…
Has Yr Wyddfa always been called Snowdon?
Argument against the troublemakers who repeatedly insist that Yr Wyddfa had always been called Snowdon 1. Writing is not the same as speaking The fact that Snowdon appears earlier in written sources…
Paul Robeson and His Connection to Wales
It was on 4 August in 1958 when American actor, singer and civil rights activist, Paul Robeson, spoke at the National Eisteddfod of Wales in Ebbw Vale. Paul Robeson was born on…
How People From England Think When I Say I Am From Wales
This map depicts how some people in England think when I tell them I am from Wales Just for the record: Rhyl is nowhere near the Valleys! Advertisement Replying to my “I…
The Glanrhyd Disaster
It was on this day (19 October) in 1987 when Cymru endured one of its heaviest bouts of flooding in recorded history. Near Llandeilo, four people lost their lives when a passenger…