A giant penblwydd hapus must go out to the greatest rugby league player to ever hail from Cymru, Billy Boston, who turns 91 years old today. Billy was born at Angelina Street,…
The Arrival of Welsh Settlers to Patagonia
It was on 27 July in 1865 when over 150 Welsh settlers aboard The Mimosa arrived at Puerto Madryn in Southern Argentina. The intention? To establish Y Wladfa (the Welsh Colony in…
Cymru and the Vikings: A Medieval Rivalry
It is often overlooked that the kings of Wales during the medieval period were tremendously successful at fighting off Viking invaders. So good were they, in fact, that there were no true…
Penmon Priory in Ynys Môn, a Sixth Century Monastery
On the Ynys Môn section, one of the historic sites you’ll encounter in Penmon is Penmon Priory, a sixth century former monastery. It was established by St Seiriol and has paid witness…
Welsh boxer, Eddie “The Merthyr Marvel” Thomas
Bore da, bawb. I would like to begin the day by remembering legendary Welsh boxer, Eddie “The Merthyr Marvel” Thomas, who was born in Merthyr Tydfil on this day (27 July) in…