Stories tagged "Caergybi": 24
Stories
Caergybi’s Unique Hospitality for Countess Markievicz | Lletygarwch Unigryw Caergybi ar gyfer Iarlles Markievicz
In the decade 1912-1923, continuous waves of events impacted Irish society, including the 1913 Lockout, the First World War, the 1916 Easter Rising, the Spanish flu, the War of Independence, Anglo-Irish treaty, partition, Civil War and finally the…
Billy-in-the-Bowl
Billy lived in Holyhead in the nineteenth century. He was a young man affected by paraplegia in a time when society still operated under conventional notions of ‘perfection,’ and of the many important stories presented in the invaluable Holyhead:…
The Curious Case of the Lady's Curse | Hanes Hynod Melltith Boneddiges
Gareth Huws sat down with Ports, Past and Present and shared the story of Margaret, Lady Stanley (neé Owen), the last heiress of the Owen family, an old local dynasty who by the mid-eighteenth century had lost much of their political influence and…
A Right Mess | Cyfle i bobl ifanc sicrhau Cyflogaeth
Gareth Huws sat down with Ports, Past and Present and shared the story how he and a friend found first employment in the mess and the galley on one of the Holyhead mail ships. It turns out that sometimes it is a good thing to be in a mess.
The Big Bang of Holyhead | Bang Mawr Caergybi
Gareth Huws sat down with Ports, Past and Present to talk about the history of the breakwater quarry at the foot of Holyhead Mountain and the day the town celebrated Queen Victoria's visit with a mighty explosion.
Holyhead Breakwater Country Park | Parc Gwledig Morglawdd Caergybi
Park warden Wil Stewart sat down with Ports, Past and Present and talked about the fascinating origins of the country park and what prospective visitors can expect to find here, ranging from wildlife over spectacular views across the coast to public…
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…
We are Bragdy Cybi | Bragdy Cybi ydan ni
We are Dan and Bethan Jones and we are the owners of Bragdy Cybi, a micro-brewery in Holyhead. We moved to Holyhead in 2006 when Dan was relocated by his employer.
Dan losing his job in 2019 was the catalyst for us to become self-employed and…
Salt, or Evelyn on the Shore | Halen, neu Evelyn ar y Lan
“If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.”―Rudyard Kipling.
I love visiting Museums. You’ll always hear Writers and Storytellers say that stories, in whatever form, bind us and that we can only really learn how…
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…