On this day in 1856: Brunel’s South Wales Railway reached its terminus at Neyland. 🚂🏴
Completing a vital link for coal, Irish mail, and the dream of an Atlantic gateway, this line transformed West Wales forever.
#Brunel #Neyland #WelshHistory #CymruRails
Just got 5 new books 🙈🫠
Will be posting my full collection this evening. A bit obsessed with #Welshhistory and #devolution is becoming an understatement.
Very decent of the Romans to build a road leading from the garage where my car gets serviced to within a few hundred yards of my house. #historyonyourdoorstep #WelshHistory #LoveWhereYouLive
Yesterday, I sat down with @projectkin.bsky.social to talk about my family history as it relates to the history of education. It was a really lovely time. If you'd like to watch, there's a link in my newest newsletter: open.substack.com/pub/genealcy... #Genealogy #Wales #WelshHistory #FamilyHistory
The most comprehensive study to date of Wales’ role in the British response to World War II, and the impact of the war on Wales itself.
💻️: https://tinyurl.com/556as3pr
#walesinwwII #wwII #welshhistory
Celtic House Blessing - Framed Digital Art Print 8" x 16"
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#vikingheritage #dragonhorde #irishhistory #scotland #irishlove #dragonfire #celticblessings #welshhistory #mythicalworld #dragonhoard
Celtic House Blessing - Framed Digital Art Print 8" x 16"
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#vikingheritage #dragonhorde #irishhistory #scotland #irishlove #dragonfire #celticblessings #welshhistory #mythicalworld #dragonhoard
The talented young dancer hacked up and hidden in a Welsh cave for decades
#Wales #Cymru #Crime #Welshhistory #Swansea #Gower
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/talented...
Drakkar Die-Cut Magnet
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#fjordexplorers #welshhistory #irishbeauty #celticsoul #irishpride #irishculture #irishspirit #irishblessings #welshtradition #celticproverbs
Tiny Welsh community where train passengers shouted 'traitors' at locals
#Wales #Cymru #Welshhistory #EssentialWales
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/tiny-wel...
Drakkar Die-Cut Magnet
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#fjordexplorers #welshhistory #irishbeauty #celticsoul #irishpride #irishculture #irishspirit #irishblessings #welshtradition #celticproverbs
Bethan Mair standing in front of a lectern speaking at the WEA Llanelli talk, audience members sitting in the in front
Sir TH Parry-Williams siting at a desk in his study with bookshelves in the background
An outstanding talk from Bethan Mair last week on the life and works of poet and academic Sir TH Parry Williams. Her intimate knowledge of the bard brought him to life and enlightened the audience on his relevance to this day.
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#WelshHistory
On this day in 1974, a huge win for preservation! 🚂🏴
The Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway was officially purchased from British Railways for £8,000, securing its future as one of Wales' most beloved narrow gauge lines.
#WLLR #WelshHistory #Railways #OnThisDay
#OnThisDay 1807: A world first in Swansea! 🚂🏴
The Swansea and Mumbles Railway became the world's first fare-paying passenger railway. Starting as a horse-drawn service for two shillings, it paved the way for modern rail travel.
#MumblesRailway #Swansea #WelshHistory
Putting the book "Return to my Trees" into the fork of a tree's branches
In "Return to My Trees" Matthew Yeomans walks among modern & ancient #forests in #Wales - getting lost in #history #nature & #folklore - from #druids to #Industrialisation & into the future
#CulturalStudies #TravelLiterature #travelogue #CelticStudies #WelshHistory
#welshhistory #historical #historicalstories #history #interestinghistory #historywales #storiesinstone
Celtic Love Knot - Cast Paper
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#pixiepower #celticpride #pixiehollow #welshhistory #irelandhistory #firebreathing #celticgods #dragonkingdom #fairyfriends #dragonhoard
Celtic Love Knot - Cast Paper
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#pixiepower #celticpride #pixiehollow #welshhistory #irelandhistory #firebreathing #celticgods #dragonkingdom #fairyfriends #dragonhoard
In 1349when @NewcastleEmlyn was being repaired, #Robert the #carpenter was paid only 17 pence because he did not come to work “until the genteel hour.” #history #WelshHistory #CastleBuilding
#CapeliCymru #WelshHistory #Wales #Cardiff #Wrexham #MerthyrTydfil #NewCastleEmlyn #CapelNewydd #Nanhoron
Flyer advertising a proposal for 'The Victoria History of the Counties of Wales' listing the president of the committee as HRH The Prince of Wales.
Pitch for a Victoria History of the Counties of Wales. Should you have a parish/VCH-shaped project in Wales/Cymru that you think we could deliver, we would be happy to hear from you, so please get in touch. Diolch i ddarllen.
Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus! Happy St David's Day!
We're tearing ourselves away from our Welsh cakes to remind you that, although we have not (to date - never say never), published anything on Wales/Cymru, back in 1903, we had planned to do so. And still might. #HanesCymru #WelshHistory #Skystorians
