Playing a conspicuous part in the founding of the colony, they were one of the formative influences that started it on its career of political, economic and social development. The …

Almost all of the early settlers on this tract were Welsh and the majority were Quakers. Many of the settlers were members of the Welsh gentry and their servants, and the others came from …

Another slightly odd thing is that certain pairs of letters are thought of as single letters in Welsh, and are included as such in the Welsh alphabet. These are also shown in the list below.

A number of Welsh princes and leaders had the name Rhys. The surname Rees has a strong presence in Glamorgan and the surname is seldom found in the north part of Wales.

All verb-nouns are added to various persons of the verb ‘to be’ - linked by ‘yn’. There is no mutation after this linking ‘yn’. Dw i’n byw yn Llandudno. - I am living in Llandudno. This is the...

Cymraeg - Welsh (in language) Cymreig - Welsh (pertaining to Wales) e.g. Mae hi wedi prynu llyfr Cymraeg. She’s bought a Welsh (language) book. Dw i’n gweithio yn y Swyddfa Gymreig.

There are no written records of Welsh from the first two hundred years or so of its existence, from the mid sixth to the mid eighth century. The language at this time is conventionally referred to …