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Sport

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... well known names like Alf Sherwood , Ryan Giggs , Ian Lougher and many more - including some here time has overlooked...  ...

Musicians (2)

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... guests at Celtic feast and ceremonies, the signers were known as 'Bards'. Two thousand years later we have bards like Tom, Kelly and Aled Jones, Andy Low, Bryn Terfel, Cerys Matthews, Charlotte Church, ...

Musicians

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... guests at Celtic feast and ceremonies, the signers were known as 'Bards'. Two thousand years later we have bards like Tom, Kelly and Aled Jones, Andy Low, Bryn Terfel, Cerys Matthews, Charlotte Church, ...

History and Legends

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... exist then. We've started here with Arthur because he is so well known all our readers, world wide can relate to this. However, there are lots of other stories and strings of Celtic culture that survive ...

About URL's, an introduction

Created on 31 July 2012. Posted in This Website

... "THIS". A file called "redcar.jpg" is different to a file called "REDCAR.JPG", it's what known as case sensitive. So you can see how easy it is to make a mistake especially when some computers (Windows) ...

The Ladies of Llangollen, seeking a Welsh Utopia and finding it!

Created on 29 July 2012. Posted in Facts and Fiction

... standards of the 1700's they had not actually broken any laws, they hadn't done anything illegal at all. Now with their intentions known to all, both families did their best to persuade the women to ...

Edward, The 'Black' Prince of Wales

Created on 29 July 2012. Posted in History and Legends

The Black Prince Edward, Prince of Wales, known as 'The Black Prince' was born in Woodstock, England on the 15th of June 1330. The eldest son of Edward the third and Philippa of Hainaut, his contemporaries ...

Harold Lowe: Titanic hero from Eglwys Rhos, Caernarfonshire, North Wales

Created on 02 April 2012. Posted in Adventurers

... known that there had been ice alerts and on a calm sea this was very dangerous. With normal or rough sea icebergs can be seen from safe distances because of spray and breaking waves. On calm waters they ...

Vic Franklyn, Canadian singer born in Aberdare, Wales

Created on 29 March 2012. Posted in Musicians

... less "discovered" Vic Franklyn. He is also known for his establishment of the Canadian talent library. He asks if there is anything he might be able to do to assist the family in getting copies of things, ...

Black Bart, Ogle scores first success

Created on 01 March 2012. Posted in Black Bart

... could he be more visible? Bartholomew Roberts probably did not die that morning, later reports infer he engineered the whole sham after the fiasco at Porto-Nova. He's known to tell the crew he wished ...

Black Bart, The jackpot, again!

Created on 01 March 2012. Posted in Black Bart

... we have to ask ourselves who were the real outlaws since every crown in Europe set their navy to protect the slave trade. Before leaving Porto-Nova Roberts gained some news hinting his position was known ...

Bartholomew Roberts, A stolen sloop to Barbados

Created on 01 March 2012. Posted in Black Bart

... harbor A slight diversion, He made for Dominica where they knew the natives to be friendly to traders. This was a well-known pirate haunt but they only stayed long enough to repair the sloop and find ...

Abraham Lincoln family from North Wales

Created on 29 February 2012. Posted in History and Legends

... to Hingham (true) in Massachusetts from which point they moved to Pennsylvania. The genealogy of his maternal great-grandparents clearly shows the Welsh connection, to wit: 'Very little is known about ...

Aled Richards, Catatonia Drummer from Llanelli Wales

Created on 29 February 2012. Posted in Musicians

... this album established catatonia as a major infuence and cerys matthews as an international star. click for availability! comment by:EdWelsh Known to many as Pilch. comment ...

Andrew Vicari, artist with a connection to Wales (Port Talbot, Aberdare, South Wales)

Created on 29 February 2012. Posted in Artists

Andrew Vicari Andrew Vicari is a welsh painter living and working in France. He has made a career out of paining portraits of the rich and famous despite being largely unknown in own country, in 2004 ...

Aneurin Bevan, politician with a connection to Wales (Tredegar, Monmouthshire)

Created on 29 February 2012. Posted in Politics

Aneurin Bevan Former UK Labour Party MP and Government Minister. Known as the father of the NHS. Connection: Born in Tredegar, Monmouthshire.        ...

Anna Leonowens, writer with a connection to Wales (Caernarfon)

Created on 29 February 2012. Posted in Writers

... and indeed worked for women's rights as a suffragette. She's also known to have helped found the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design.  ...

Bernard Fox | Actor from Port Talbot, Wales

Created on 29 February 2012. Posted in Actors

Bernard Fox Versatile character actor, played the quintessential Brit in dozens of American TV shows-best known over here for his role as 'Dr.Bombay' on the 'Bewitched' sitcom. Connection: Born in ...

Bill Frost, scientist with a connection to Wales (Tenby)

Created on 29 February 2012. Posted in Scientists

... and brave airman. comment by:greatgreatneph The Wright brothers claim is the first powered flight, this is a false claim, however, this was not known to them at the time so as a Welshman I forgive ...

Bledry Morgan, business man (related to Captain Morgan) with a connection to Wales (Llanrhymmy, Monmouthshire)

Created on 29 February 2012. Posted in Business

... Was known to be a Welshman. probably related to Captain Morgan. comment by:MalcolmX In May 1671 he was appointed to act as Deputy Governor of Providence Island by Sir James Modyford.  ...