Stories tagged "Anglesey": 9
Stories
The Wreck of the Royal Charter | Llongddrylliad Royal Charter
The horrific wreck of Royal Charter in 1859 had all of the elements of a sensational story: huge loss of life and riches in the form of Australian gold. Men were seen 'picking sovereigns out of the holes and crevices of the rocks as they would shell…
Mynydd Twr
Cynefin, cynefinoedd
habitat,
accustomed, conversant, familiar, intimate
Hiraeth
grief, homesickness, longing, nostalgia, wistfulness
-Geiriadur Prifysgol Bangor University
Cynefin. Roots. Familiarity. The pull that breeds Hiraeth…
Holyhead | Caergybi
Holyhead is the largest town on Holy Island, Anglesey. It is a major seaport, boasting a ferry link with Ireland over 200 years old. Although Holyhead remained a comparatively small fishing village until around 1800, the area was settled as far back…
Curses and Blessings at the Holy Wells of Anglesey | Bendith a Melltith wrth Ffynhonnau Sanctaidd Môn
The veneration of saints and their holy wells has a long tradition across Wales. The wells around Holyhead are no different. Their former use and importance reflects centuries old traditions and changes in attitudes towards life and folk…
St Columba, Saint and Ship | Sant Columba, Sant a Llong
One of the most fascinating and certainly the largest objects on display at the Museum is the Franta Belsky mural that once graced the Forward Lounge on the Holyhead ship MV St Columba.
The vessel was named after the sixth century Irish monk who…
An RNLI Gold Medal Rescue | Medal Aur yr RNLI am Achub
The Duke of Northumberland lifeboat was revolutionary in that she used water jets instead of propellers. Water was drawn in through the forward section of hull and forced out at great pressure through the vents in the side of the boat. This made it…
The Mermaid's Purse | Pwrs y Fôr-forwyn
Gillian has put a little mistake in this poem! Listen carefully. Can you spot what it is? What word would you use instead?
“C’mon, we’ll go down The Mermaid and collect some firewood on the way.”
They’re my Grandma’s words. She lived in…
The Welsh Chapel in Dublin, 1838 to 1939
The Welsh chapel is a story that connects Dublin with Anglesey.
In the 1830s, Calvinistic Methodists in north Wales decided to build a chapel in Dublin, mainly for visiting Welsh sailors. The Calvinistic Methodists, who were later known as the…
Wordsworth on the Holyhead Road | Wordsworth ar y Ffordd i Gaergybi
‘What dreadful weather!’ Dorothy Wordsworth exclaimed on 28 August 1829. She had ‘a hundred fears’ because her brother William was going to cross the Irish Sea from Holyhead the following night.As they would soon find out, ‘three vessels had been…