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Writers

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Welsh writers share the bardic tradition with stories and adventures written for over a millenium. Today we can enjoy story telling in many formats and this celtic skill has adopted the new mediums. Wales ...

Sport

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

Politics

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Wales itssef has some home grown political icons but were were amazed to see how many leaders around the world have Welsh roots. The American Declaration of Independance alone has signiories who not only ...

Musicians (2)

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... Dave Edmunds and many many more!  ...

Musicians

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... Dave Edmunds and many many more!  ...

Media

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... Carol Voderman, Gabby Yorath, Gryf Jones, Helen Morgan, Huw Edwards, Janet Porter, John Humphrys, Rhod Gilbert, Steve Jones and many many more!  ...

Honour Roll

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This is a special part of our site reserved for people who found notoriety for efforts above and beyond the call of duty! Many have done great work for charity or found fame through heroism. We hope this ...

Business

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Many world famous businessmen have surprisingly either come from Wales or have important Welsh connections. Some have incredible stories, most have quietly got on with business making changes that effect ...

Actors

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Wales has a fine theatrical reputation to live up to with some of the worlds best actors, actress' and screen writers born and bred in this anchient land! Even more suprising is how many Hollywood stars ...

About URL's, an introduction

Created on 31 July 2012. Posted in This Website

... search engine website still appears, however, many other websites would not. The www part of the URL is there to confirm to internet rules. The website owners can choose to take it away or change it altogether! ...

St. Edrens, a ghostly tale from Wales

Created on 30 July 2012. Posted in Ghost Stories

Do you have a ghost story? Let us know! In 1991, my husband John and I took one of our many vacations to the U.K. and Wales, after having lived in both England, and briefly, Wales, in earlier years. ...

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

Created on 29 July 2012. Posted in Facts and Fiction

... from their families but not enough to keep them in the style to which they were accustomed. Friends and well wishers provided for them too. They struggled to get by on many occasions but still kept a household ...

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

Created on 02 April 2012. Posted in Adventurers

... taken his own charge to safety away from the stricken vessel was so appalled to see passengers in the sea organised the lifeboats to create more room and return to rescue as many as possible. Born in ...

Vic Franklyn, Canadian singer born in Aberdare, Wales

Created on 29 March 2012. Posted in Musicians

... where he lived for many years. comment by:peejay Jennifer if you contact me I will e-mail you two pictures of Vic Franklyn which I took about thirty years ago. comment by:Billyvint Hi there, ...

International dialing codes from the UK, country codes list

Created on 01 March 2012. Posted in This Website

...  00995 Solomon Islands 00677 Germany 0049 Somalia 00252 Ghana 00233 South Africa 0027 Gibraltar 00350 South Korea 0082 Greece 0030 Spain ...

Black Bart, The jackpot, again!

Created on 01 March 2012. Posted in Black Bart

... the 'Onslow'. The 'Onslow' was renamed 'The Royal Fortune'' and visa versa. Many of its crew agreed to join with the pirates. They continued with some success, plundering those unlucky enough to sail their ...

Bartholomew Roberts, A prize for the plundering

Created on 01 March 2012. Posted in Black Bart

... pirates could escape the noose and live legitimately with their takings. Many chose to do this and did well for themselves. Half of Bart's crew were already thinking along these lines as they headed back ...

Abraham Lincoln family from North Wales

Created on 29 February 2012. Posted in History and Legends

... based on an unfounded article in "the druid" published in scranton around the turn of the century. Lincoln believed his mother was illegitimate. There were many Nancy Hanks' in the records of the time, ...

Alan Durban football player from Port Talbot

Created on 29 February 2012. Posted in Sport

Alan Durban Football (Soccer) player winning European football trophies with Derby and Nottingham Forest. Connection: Born in Margam, Port Talbot. Played soccer for Wales many times, good cricketer, ...

Alec John, opera singer from Cwmbran, Monmouthshire, Wales

Created on 29 February 2012. Posted in Musicians

... through to the 1950's. He appeared on stage all over Britain to great acclaim and also sang on BBC Radio for many years. Alec John died in 1987 on the Isle of Wight.       ...