To be born Welsh is to be born privileged. Not with a silver spoon in your mouth, But music in your heart and poetry in your soul.

@emmahowells8334

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely.👌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@rhysgarland9295

Жыл бұрын

Amen 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@garethjones6082

Жыл бұрын

Cymru am bach

@cymro6537

Жыл бұрын

@@garethjones6082' am byth'

@Retro-71990

Жыл бұрын

CUMRU AM BYTH, I know literally a few Welsh words, but a native english speaker, lol.

Another fun fact, Welsh rugby fans were the first to ever sing their countries national anthem before a sporting event. Wales vs New Zealand 1905.

@BlameThande

Жыл бұрын

I found that amazing when I learned it because the Welsh did it in response to New Zealand doing their haka. Singing the national anthem before sports is now ingrained across Western and world culture, even introverted and cut off places like the US, and it's all because of something the Maori did - imagine a native people on the receiving end of colonisation having such a huge impact on the world.

@jsouther8628

Жыл бұрын

And the Welsh national anthem is the best! They sing it with such passion and love for their country. They appreciate their history instead of try to erase it

@adrienneaustin9312

Жыл бұрын

I am English but love hearing the Welsh national anthems being sung at sporting events.

@vsocarras27

Жыл бұрын

Love singing Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau

@bengarrionphoenix4207

2 ай бұрын

In Wrexham xx

Bless the narrator of the video, but every Welsh word he said was nothing like how it is pronounced. I do love that our country is being explored by yourself. You’ll be very welcome here when you visit man 😊

@sionroberts1454

Жыл бұрын

His attempts at llanfairpwll and Llanfair were particularly bad

@ClaireTee123

Жыл бұрын

Gwent didn't sound too bad, to be fair. As an English person with poor grasp of Welsh pronunciation, even I winced at most of them!

@fayesouthall6604

Жыл бұрын

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 lots of castles not mentioned but lots of them are in ruins, thanks Henry VIII !

@DavidPaulMorgan

Жыл бұрын

@@sionroberts1454 he managed to get Lavernock Point wrong too 😞

@TheFusionMoth

Жыл бұрын

The way he absolutely butchered Ceridigion . Bless

The NHS was founded in 1948 by Aneurin (pronounced a nye rin, abbreviated to 'Nye') Bevan. This narrator didn't mention the Welsh name for Wales, Cymru. ('Come-ri'.)

@davidz2690

4 ай бұрын

And the NHS is entirely based on the the model employed in a welsh community

@klaxoncow

2 ай бұрын

​@@davidz2690 Yes, the "Miners' hospitals". Coal powered the early Industrial Revolution. Indeed, it's kind of why that Revolution could happen, as coal (and later oil) have incredible energy density. It could power steam engines, which could drive machinery and trains. Coal unlocked a level of energy that was previously unheard of into the world. So the mining of this "black gold" was massively important for industrialisation and Wales, being a hilly and mountainous landscape, has lots of coal to be mined. And Wales became the land of coal mines and coal miners. But this was the early Industrial Revolution. There were no employment laws, no health and safety laws. There were no employment contracts. No compensation if you're ill or injured. No such criminal offence as "corporate manslaughter" to make the mine owners care about your safety. And, at this time, the government also did nothing. No laws, no regulation, nothing. So the miners did something remarkable. They got together and pooled contributions from their pay into a big pot of money... and then bought their own hospitals. They paid for doctors and nurses to staff these hospitals, and filled it with medical equipment. If neither their employer nor the government were going to look after them, then they clubbed together to look after themselves. And collectively owning a staffed hospital between them, any of these miners could go to "the Miners' hospital" and receive treatment "free at the point of use". It was free, of course, because they OWNED the hospital. They'd already paid for it and paid the wages of the doctors and nurses from the contributions they made out of their wages. The miners - and their families, as they were not going to deny treatment to their own families - could just walk into "the Miners' hospital" and receive free universal healthcare. Ringing any bells? Aneurin Bevan was a Welshman. He'd grown up in a community with a Miners' hospital. He'd seen how the system worked, and he'd seen that the system worked exceptionally well. Not-for-profit community-owned universal healthcare. So when Labour came into government and he was made Labour's health minister, he knew what to do. He took the template of "the Miners' hospitals" and applied them nation-wide, creating the NHS. Everyone making a contribution from their pay to a "National Insurance" pot of money that is then used to build hospitals, pay doctors and nurses, kit the hospitals out with medical equipment. Coal miners invented the NHS. Aneurin Bevan, being Welsh, knew all about this and applied the idea to the whole of the UK, when Labour came to power and put him in charge as Health Secretary. By the way, this model of "collective action" by the miners to look after their own interests in the early Industrial Revolution? That's where trade unions were also invented. If you enjoy universal healthcare and are protected by a trade union in your work, then thank Wales. They invented it and gave it to the world, "free at the point of use".

Thank you for reacting to my beautiful country. Although I’m now living 75 miles away in England my heart and roots will always be in Wales. Cymru Am Byth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@cathyrussell7157

Жыл бұрын

Cymru Am Byth!!!!!😘

The castle on the screen at 7.38 is in Scotland. It is Eilean Donan in Dornie, near the Isle of Skye,

@grahamorr8763

6 ай бұрын

...and the castle at 18:30 looks remarkably like Edinburgh Castle.

The first castle you see at 6.32 is actually Eilean Donan castle in northern Scotland. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😊

At points during the industrial revolution Swansea produced over half of the worlds copper, Merthyr Tydfil produced over half of the worlds iron and Cardiff was the worlds busiest port. The first £1,000,000 deal ever was signed in the Cardiff coal exchange and I believe that of all of the people who signed the United States deceleration of independence there were more welsh men than any other group. I think it's fair to say that Wales has had a disproportionate impact on the world given our size and status.

@HeatherMyfanwyTylerGreey

Жыл бұрын

I was about to put up a shout for Swansea. Always overlooked but well worth a visit with more shore, bays than Cardiff and child friendly. Being disabled it is highly accessible too.

@tacfoley4443

Жыл бұрын

And you haven't mentioned slate tiling for roofs. When I worked in Japan, one of the buildings I walked by on my way to the office was roofed with Welsh slate from Dinorwic - the plaque on the wall said so!

@kyleowen3371

8 ай бұрын

Wasn't parys mountain the biggest copper mine in the world at one point and called the copper kingdom of Wales??

AND the Castle at 18.37 mins is EDINBURGH - another Scottish Castle! This is apity - stockl photographs of Welsh Castles are plentiful...

Yes, most of us can pronounce that place name because we know how the letters of the Welsh alphabet sound. We were all taught basic Welsh at school, so we can say Welsh words even if we don't understand what they mean.

@gallowglass2630

Жыл бұрын

Fin williams the same in ireland with irish ,if we see an irish word we can pronounce it even if we don't know what it means for the same reason

@vaudevillian7

Жыл бұрын

I’m English (sort of) but can generally pronounce Welsh words for that reason, even if I don’t know the meaning

As an Englishman, Wales is such a stunning place. The scenery, Celtic history, no nonsense but friendly people. Cardiff is a fantastic city worth seeing. Wales is like a Northern Hemisphere version of New Zealand with Castles. Plus they love their choirs - they’re a singing country! Yes, my Welsh brother in law (whose mother tongue is Welsh) can perfectly say that long town name!

@sheepsky

Жыл бұрын

Diolch yn fawr for your kind words mate

@spark_6710

Жыл бұрын

I love Wales !!! I am Japanese who lives in L.A. ! I just visited Wales / England this past summer ! I had a blast !! Yes,they love singing !! I find a lot similarities between Wales / Italy !! They're my No.1 favourite countries !! My real name came from London in Kanji actually ! My late soulmate was Welsh. I am already planning to visit Wales / England for my 3rd time in the near future !! 💜🥁🐉🎤🎶🇬🇧💕💞

@spark_6710

Жыл бұрын

@@sheepsky Hello Wales !! I love your country & Italy the best !!! 💜🥁🐉🎤🎶🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💕💞

@maidaursuladawn44glasgow3

Жыл бұрын

Yes we here in NZ are teased unmercifully by our Aussie cousins about the fact that we too have more sheep than humans 😂

@iriscollins7583

Жыл бұрын

Llanfair, once you learn the Welsh alphabet, it's a phonetic language. Like Italian. I received One and sixpence, today seven and a half new pence, from my grandmother.Whose first language was Welsh.When my parents went t school, they were punished if they spoke Welsh in School.

Welsh lamb is one of the worlds most sought after lamb.

In the 19th century, thousands of Welsh coal miners emigrated to the anthracite and bituminous mines of Pennsylvania, many becoming mine managers and executives. The miners brought organizational skills, exemplified in the United Mine Workers labour union

@vickymc9695

Жыл бұрын

The NHS was set up based on a Welsh mining union health insurance. 🙂

Coal mining is massive in wales. A good film to watch is a 1940s ish film is how green was my valley. Lovely film shows the hardships of coal mining it’s worth a look.

Not all of the buildings he's showing are actually in Wales, to be honest. I've seen at least one Scottish castle

@philjones6054

Жыл бұрын

The video was very poorly made. Having the national anthem on loop was also very tacky and patronising.

The large castle you asked about was Windsor Castle but it is not in Wales, it’s about 20 miles from London.

@spark_6710

Жыл бұрын

Right...lol. I dislike people mixing things up like that ! I am Japanese, but I care ! Lol.👍💜🥁🐉🎤🎶🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💞

@iriscollins7583

Жыл бұрын

Yes. One American once asked, "Why did they build Heathrow airport so near Windsor Castle" ?

Beautiful Cymru, this Londoner loves you :)

I'm half welsh and regularly make visits to see my family in the north, where the are it's welsh first language but when I would go drinking with my cousin they and their friends all swap to English for my benefit but teach me bits of welsh over the night. One particular night we a good 1/3 of all the people in the local pub collectively trying to teach me how to sing Calon Lân and properly pronounce 'LLanfair PG' and wouldn't let me leave till I got them down, it was a fantastic night. Now every time I visit the regulars make sure I can still say it and still remember how to sing. *Edit : Grammar

I'm from Wales and only yesterday I recommended that if you came to the UK - at least come so see some Welsh castles. I'm a first language Welsh speaker (spoke Welsh before English) and my dad used to carve love spoons. There's so other sound on Earth like the Welsh national anthem being sung in the Principality Stadium with the roof closed. NOTHING comes close.

My mums family are Welsh, so I spent a lot of my childhood there. Such an amazing place

@spark_6710

Жыл бұрын

I'm jealous !! 👍👍💜🥁🐉🎤🎶🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💕💞

@alunwall1458

Жыл бұрын

Me too.

@Steve-cl5tq

Жыл бұрын

Me too.

Hi Steve, I’m from Cardiff, love seeing people learn more about my Country. Welsh lamb is so nice, my favourite for Sunday lunch. Thankyou for your reaction 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@philjones6054

Жыл бұрын

Have you ever done the double over the Jacks?? No.

And the first castle to be shown is a Scottish one. (6.28). It looks like Eilean Donan Castle in Kyle of Lochalsh.

Check out Only Boys Aloud audition on Britains got Talent. Male singing is reknown and is a tradition. well worth the reaction By the way love you channel and your reations. I am an ex pat living in Malta but still very proud of my country. My family is irish/ welsh. Hope you get to visit the British Isles soon.

I'm a mixture of English & Welsh by heritage & immediate family. Born and raised in England but currently living in North Wales and really getting in touch with that part of my heritage including learning the language. Your channel is fast becoming one of my favourites - I'm really enjoying watching you learn about our culture and heritage and it's giving me even more pride to be British! You should definitely pay a visit to North Wales when you come to the UK, it's truly beautiful!

@readbylucy

Жыл бұрын

PS: If you like Roman architecture and ruins, you should check out my hometown Chester which has it's original Roman walls & an excavated Roman amphitheatre that is 2200 years old.

@reactingtomyroots

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Lucy. I will definitely spend some time there when I can visit the UK.

I live in North Wales and there are 3 castles in just a 10 min drive radius from my house. I live right on the coast and truly love having a view of the sea and the mountains 🌊🏔

Wales is beautiful was there last August for my holiday . Pembrokeshire coast is stunning 😍.

@spark_6710

Жыл бұрын

I agree with you 👍👍I was there this past summer !! I love Wales !!! My No.1 favourite countries are Wales & Italy !! 💜🥁🐉🎤🎶🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💞

@johnnyenglish5976

Жыл бұрын

Visit every year, beautiful and friendly country

Hello from the Welsh American Channel. Just want to let you know that we Welsh Americans are also interested in what is going on in Wales and are very proud of our rich heritage. Cymru am byth!

Welsh culture is amazing, a living testament of resilience. The British side of my genealogy is English and Scottish, and I'm also Caribbean, but having grown up in Wales there's nowhere else on this isle that I feel so at home in. Beautifully singular culture, language, landscape, and vibe. Such a soulful country. I am very grateful to feel Welsh and speak Welsh. The agriculture is mostly upland sheep farming because the landscape is very very hilly/mountainous. Not really suited to growing crops on a large scale Ps. Make sure you watch the match tonight, Wales Vs Iran. We just drew against your country with 100 times the population, so hopefully we can handle the Iranians ;)

@johnnyenglish5976

Жыл бұрын

Ye sorry u didnt

@WalesTheTrueBritons

Жыл бұрын

Neither the Scots or English are genetically or Culturally British. Both are Converts that came about under the Stuarts and Hanoverians. It’s the Welsh who are the British!

@ghpstage3076

8 ай бұрын

The sheep are also a holdover from the late medieval period, during which the Kingdom of England's economy was basically powered by wool. In England the old pastures were paved over with various things over the centuries, but the same cannot be said in Wales, Scotland has heaps of sheep in it's own right, for much the same reasons.

@YrCleddyf

7 ай бұрын

​@@ghpstage3076 not to mention our lamb + Mutton [but mostly the lamb]

I think I would prefer Wales to be tge best kept secret. Our language has survived far more than Scottish or Irish gaelic even though we are in closer proximity to England. Even the lyrics of our national anthem speaks about the survival of our language. It was our language that united us rather than a kingdom like the Scots or a benighted religion like Catholicism in Ireland. We were able to read the Bible in Welsh since 1588 which contributed greatly to the survival of Welsh and Welsh education in general

@gallowglass2630

Жыл бұрын

Wales had a more stable economy than ireland,meaning welsh speakers didn't have to leave to the same extent as ireland and there was no cataclysmic event like the famine or the highland clearances that caused a sudden decline in population. Its true that the welsh focused more on the language ,but in ireland it wasn't just catholicism that kept the focus from the language,its also the promotion of traditional irish sports as a marker of irish identity though the governing body uses the language quite a lot.

@fenellainnis7216

Жыл бұрын

I love how the Welsh population have kept their language and teach their children too .

@megw7312

Жыл бұрын

So…. you would prefer the fairy tales to the truth?

Just so you know, the castle pictured in this video and on your thumbnail is Eilean Donan Castle, which is in Scotland, not Wales.

@pengy4792

Жыл бұрын

To be fair Eilean Donon was the castle which was used by the video maker on the video that he was reviewing 0 so they got it wrong to start with . Unfortunate that they used one of the most famous and most widely pictured castles in Scotland to illustrate Wales

@cymro6537

Жыл бұрын

Beat me to it.

@johnmcaleer7099

Жыл бұрын

I noticed that hmmm!!

@rickb.4168

Жыл бұрын

Just about to mention that! 😂

@januzzell8631

Жыл бұрын

Ditto .... sigh

I live in Llanfairfechan (pronounce it clan fire feck han) its close enough on the North Wales coast 12miles from Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobllllantysiliogogogoch, yes I can pronounce it as I learnt how to in primary school, Welsh being taught at all welsh schools. The overhead view of the castle and town is Conwy (pronounced con wee ) which is 7miles away, the zip world is 11 miles away. I love to see your reaction to our country and culture. Bara Brith is something you have to try, a Welsh fruit cake thats delicious. Love your videos and look forward to the next

You must've seen a picture of castell coch at some point, it does look like something from a fairytale, perched up on the side of the valley

@MartinMilnerUK

11 ай бұрын

I used to pass it every morning on the train to Trefforest Industrial Estate.

@rogu3rooster

10 ай бұрын

@@MartinMilnerUK I used to pass it down to Cardiff, it's almost like it's been ripped from a fairy tale isn't it

I’m actually from Llanrumney in Cardiff where Captain Morgan is said to have come from. There is actually a pub just outside of the town called The Captain Morgan.

Sheep are ideal for Wales because there's no flat grazing and they love the mountains.

I really like your videos. You are a really genuine nice person and your interest in our lands is sincere, and we love to share it with you! And I am learning some interesting things too! I'll keep watching! 👍😊😊

@reactingtomyroots

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Mary. :)

Wales is most famous for the operatic tradition. From Catherine Jenkins and Dame Gwyneth Jones to Bryn Terfel and numerous other baritones and tenors. Their choral history is also second to none. They also have a great comedic pool. Their bards and poets added into the mix makes for a huge cultural heritage. I can pronounce the long place name, but only after a couple of glasses of merlot, lol. As for the sheep, Welsh lamb is the best in the world.

@louisemiller3784

Жыл бұрын

I think New Zealand might disagree that the lamb is the best

@CymruEmergencyResponder

Жыл бұрын

@@louisemiller3784 they can disagree if they want, but they’d be wrong.

@fionahall3900

Жыл бұрын

Have you ever seen the late great paul robeson singing with the welsh miners. Brings tears to your eyes

@cathyrussell7157

Жыл бұрын

Annemarie Fleming - we have recently made a trade deal with America to buy Welsh Lamb! It IS the best in the World. By the way - don't forget Tom Jones! All the Welsh are gifted with a good voice. Treorchy Male Choir is wonderful!

@janice506

8 ай бұрын

Wales has its lamb & Scotland has Aberdeen Angus .

All gold has specific qualities with regards to the area of origin., Welsh gold being from such a small area is more precious as it is less common

Wales has rich deposits of slate, coal, tin and gold. So it was mined extensively.

@tacfoley4443

Жыл бұрын

Our wedding rings were made with Welsh gold by a much-missed artisan in Ruthun, North Wales. All of my wife's earring were also made by him over the years, as were our wrist torques - hers in gold and mine in silver.

I live on the England Wales border - there are 5 castles within 10 miles of my house, plus the local city was fortified with castle walls….all to keep control of the unruly Welsh. In earlier times, prior to the mass castle building, there was a huge earth wall stretching along the border, much of which still exists - Offas Dyke

@oldschoolboy21

Жыл бұрын

you would be unruly if your land was taken and your people were forced up into the hills XD

@BlooMKunKy

Жыл бұрын

bloody english

@MartinMilnerUK

11 ай бұрын

@@BlooMKunKy Not all of us, Gareth and then it was mainly ancestors. LOL

a reason for a number of the things here is the hilly mountainous terrain. I have welsh relatives, my sister lives in south wales her children learn welsh at school. the trick to welsh language is learning what the letters are and their pronounciation. but also it has a few more vowels than english.

You will always get a welcome in Wales . Just subscribed :)

Lovespoons are beautiful and were traditionally a test of the woodcarving ability of young men. A man would carve one for the girl he wanted to marry, making it as ornate as possible,to prove that he was skilled with his hands and thus capablee of supporting a wife.

@fayesouthall6604

Жыл бұрын

I wear a welsh gold Love spoon necklace. A gift from my parents for my 21st

@cathyrussell7157

Жыл бұрын

Helen Wood - I've got a pair of carved wooden love spoons on my kitchen wall.

@MissGroves

Жыл бұрын

And now us girls also carve spoons :)

The gold has a unique colour due to its copper content it is a deep rosy colour. It’s sacristy makes it valuable and it’s beautiful.

I can always tell when I'm getting near home, it rains as we come over the bridge XD🇬🇧 Ps. The ruins are up the road from me at caerleon, it's an ampitheater like the colliseum in rome Also mining has been here from millennia, silver, tin, gold, coal Clogau gold is high in copper and pinky

The Welsh language is getting stronger and stronger with more and more parents sending their children to Welsh speaking schools

@Arltratlo

Жыл бұрын

getting preparations to rejoin the EU, keeping the pesky English out??

@MissGroves

Жыл бұрын

Isn't it mandatory in both primary and secondary schools? Or is secondary level optional?

@russellprice1062

Жыл бұрын

@MissGroves Crafting in Pajamas primary and secondary schools do Welsh lessons maybe 2 aweek but Welsh schools almost totally Welsh

@MissGroves

Жыл бұрын

@@russellprice1062 wasn't sure as I was allocated the other side of the border and being where I am practically no one speaks it in hearing

@tacfoley4443

Жыл бұрын

I went to Grove Park Grammar School in Wrexham in the late '50s'. Welsh was part of the normal curriculum, but those who spoke it at home attended so-called 'special Welsh' classes. All of my taid's family were native Welsh speakers with English as a second language - when they bothered. Visiting my great aunt Fan in Caerestyn was always fun - she had only ever spoken English to my mom or me.

I toured Wales one May and the scenery was green and lush and simply spectacular. I recommend May for the blossom and wildflowers.

@spark_6710

Жыл бұрын

I understand !! But,still too cold !! Lol. But,I've heard/ read it's beautiful in spring ! I think June ,or September are doable more !! Summer is still too humid !! Lol. I am hoping that someday I could visit Wales in spring ,too ! So far ,I've been there twice in my life ,but both in summer .💜🥁🐉🎤🎶💞

@mariamerigold

8 ай бұрын

Spring in Wales is iconic because of all the daffodils 😄

I moved to Wales when i was 8 from England, Im now married to a Welsh redhead from the mountains and have a 11yr old daughter, i insist she needs to know Welsh as i dont think the language should ever be forgotten, i also recently took up carving lovespoons as a hobbie, the old way, a piece of wood and only a knife, no powertools or helping devices, just my hands and a single normal knife, its such fun to keep tradition alive.

Bless your heart for trying to get your tongue around the welsh language. My late husband came from Manchester he lived in our little welsh village for 33 years and he couldn't pronounce welsh words. Caerphilly Castle is not far from me Cardiff Castle is beautiful. Yes we can say Llanfair pg.the welsh have fire in their blood and song in the heart

It was a Welsh regiment that defended Rorkes Drift against the Zulu. ZULU, starring Michael Cain.

@eddhardy1054

Жыл бұрын

No mate in 1879 they were an English regiment (2nd Warwickshires). They did become a Welsh regiment until 1881. 😉😊

I am Welsh on both sides of my family, as well as English. A touch of Scots and Irish too. I looked up my Welsh ancestry and they were from Carnarvon and Angelsey. The old religion which still exists is Druidism, Anglesey is the Druids headquarters, the Romans tried to wipe them out. Romans mined in Britain, salt and tin mainly. Coal was mined in Wales and England. Tin was mined in Cornwall, some of the Cornish mine buildings still exist and look very creepy. There is only one gold mine in Wales with limited amounts of gold it is spelt "Clogau". Scotland had silver mines and gemstones. Many places had salt mines. Wales was renowned for its quarries of slate and stone, Stonehenge is made from Welsh stone.

Wales are the 2nd least populated country represented at this year's world cup, only the hosts Qatar have less but so far they've been one of the loudest group of fans out there! Incredible what the Welsh have done through history, so many famous Welsh people that lots of people don't realise are Welsh too! I was lucky enough to live in South West Wales for 4 years and my mum and brother still live there and refuse to leave😂

@spark_6710

Жыл бұрын

South West Wales is gorgeous 😍 I don't blame 'em !! Lol. 👍👍💜🥁🐉🎤🎶🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💕💞

@GPA_Karting

Жыл бұрын

@@spark_6710 definitely

Tenby in Wales is a beautiful place

I like tge way he leaves significant people till last listing. Plus never mentioned the most important thing, that King Arthur and his legend are based and originated in Wales

Welsh love poems & singing !! 💜🥁🐉🎤🎶🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💕💞

Clogau Gold is a slightly different colour from regular gold. I'm not sure if it's totally unique but I've never seen the colour anywhere else before. I guess it's unique colour makes it more valuable

I've seen Welsh gold as my brother found a Celtic coin called a Stata. The gold had a rosy hue.

I've moved to Wales from England and how you think of Wales is exactly correct it truly is a magical kingdom

Rugby union is the code that's played in Wales. The Arthurian legends have links to Wales. The myth of King Arthur was made popular by Geoffrey of Monmouth. A place not far from Wales that's worth visiting is Ironbridge in Shropshire. It's the cradle of the industrial revolution. The town of Hay-On-Wye is famous for bookshops; there are about 30 in a town with a population of around 2,000. On a sombre note the village of Aberfan is where an enormous heap of used coal slid down a hill and engulfed the village school, killing 128 children and 16 adults. This happened in 1966.

@henriettalowe4689

Жыл бұрын

Such a sad day - Aberfan

@tedavies1003

Жыл бұрын

Merlin is Welsh , real name is myrddin

@debrarobinson57

Жыл бұрын

The remains of the Myrddin tree still stands in hi town - Caermarthen - Merlin's castle.

@MartinMilnerUK

11 ай бұрын

I watched Aberfan happen on TV in Derby, England and it has affected me my entire life. The images were just so dreadful. I was only a little kid at the time and I must have cried for 2 days.

Makes your head spin doesn't it. I went on several holiday's in Snowdonia National Park. At the foot of Mount Snowden. Absolutely beautiful place and very warm people. xx😁💕

The castle with the bridge that you said "wow" to is Ellen Donan castle in west Scotland

I'm from the famous Rhondda valley. Pronounced Ron thaaa. Which is approximately 15 miles long. It's the shape of the letter Y. When mining was at its peak, the Rhondda had over 60 coal mines. Think about it! 60+ mines within 15 miles.

@Gw0wvl

Жыл бұрын

Me to , I live in Cwmaman .

@russcattell955i

Жыл бұрын

Daffydd, I have to ask, do you still ride up the Rhondda on your Honda ? My granny was welsh, she loved Snowdonia.

@brentwoodbay

8 ай бұрын

I was born in Gelli!

@BJM217

8 ай бұрын

@@brentwoodbayI was born in Gelli, I live in Australia now came here when I was 16

@brentwoodbay

8 ай бұрын

@@BJM217 I live on Canada's West Coast. Our daughter worked for a year in Disney Florida, We went to visit. In the British Pavilion at Epcot where she worked, they had a Welsh Shop! In there I heard a familiar accent, so I went to investigate, turns out we were from four houses away on King Street Gelli!

Fact 102: the castle shown at 6.29 is not in Wales, LOL (it is Eilean Donan Castle in Scotland)!

AND the Castle at 16.05 Is Windsor Castle - Berkshire ENGLAND!

You should watch the the first game in the World Cup wales had , one woman went viral when they were singing their beautiful anthem with such passion , good luck wales , England and the USA in the World Cup from a non bitter Scot 😂

@spark_6710

Жыл бұрын

Hello Scotland !! 👍💜🥁🐉🎤🎶🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💞

Cornwall is where tin was mined.Coal and slate in Wales.

@nmarks

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And gold.

@GwladYrHaf

Жыл бұрын

Copper was mined in North Wales

When you go to Wales, you just HAVE to go horse riding on a hack!!!! When I went it rained like a BITCH! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 and it was the BEST fun I have ever had!!! I wasn't expecting to gallop (never done before), but the horses KNEW they were going home to the stables and just bolted galloping!! I managed to hold on 😳just. My wellies (boots) were FULL of water but I just emptied them went to the pub for a few bevvies!! 😁👍 Obviously the horses were very glad to get back to their stables. I LOVE Wales!!!! Wales is amazing!!!! The people are VERY friendly! ❤ (I live in Norfolk) xx

Yeah i can tell you that wasn't sadness. That was passion, pride and just pire focus on what was ahead. A game against England is always a brilliant thing to watch. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Love Wales. I would move there tomorrow if I could.

@fayesouthall6604

Жыл бұрын

Your very welcome 🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Burial grounds (mounds) are called cromlechs

Tin was mined in cornwall for hundreds of years the cornish are cousins of the welsh and also have their own language similar to welah

I used to live in South Wales (Glamorgan) and my elderly neighbour (who obviously spoke fluent welsh) had loads of the wooden love spoons he made himself on his fireplace. He used to tell me (regularly because of his dementia) he got asked to move to American in the 80's to make love spoons over there. He was a real nice gentleman I did some shopping for him and sat with him in the evenings watching 'the chase' after his wife died then also partner died. I moved back to England for work and I found out he passed last year. I still own the house Nextdoor to his. His love spoons also went on to be at st fagans museum. The house has since been sold and gutted in favour of modern poor quality fixtures etc, but I have wonderful memories of him and his woodwork in the house. Wales was very mining heavy until around the 80's. Yes there are castles everywhere. My mother lives in north Wales (snowdonia) and I'm sure there is a farmer close by that can't speak English only fluent welsh. And yes it is the predominant and preferred language for most of north and west wales. My mom has an air bnb pod in snowdonia if you want to stay there pal 😂

The purity and colour of clogau gold makes it rare, beautiful and world renowned. Also the tradition of singing a country's anthem before a sporting match started in Wales in the early 1900s this happened because Wales was playing New Zealand and singing the national anthem was Wales' response to the Hakka.

My mother was Welsh and her father was a coal miner, and one of my cousins was in thr Treorchy ( pronounced Tree or Key) Male Voice Choir. One of the best choirs in the world. So please check them out. You will be blown away. Tom Jones is Welsh A lot of Wales is mountainous and moorland. National Parks. Snowdonia, and The Brecon Beacons The word your looking for is mysticism. Folklore. And yes Rugby is what they live for...look for the Welsh Rugby Team singing the National Anthem at an international game A lot of sheep are grazed on salt flats and feed on seaweed. Their meat is very unique The NHS came to be after the 2nd World War

@cymro6537

Жыл бұрын

Treorchy , pronounced *Treh* Ork ee

@hellward62

Жыл бұрын

@@cymro6537 My Grand Mother was from Treorchy.

One of my favourite past times -horse riding, is actually a great way to get out to see nature. There's plenty of paces that do treks for all levels of ability, and it does save the legs... kind of. lol

Considering we are such a small country, we have given quite a lot to the world. Cymru am byth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿. I enjoyed this. Thank you!

Glad you enjoyed.just a little bit more info you may be interested to know at least 5 signatories of the US declaration of independence were of Welsh decent and at least 8 Presidents had Welsh ancestry including Thomas Jefferson Abraham Lincoln

History Summarized: Wales by Overly Sarcastic Productions is a great video about Wales.

At 28.15 approx - the Principality Stadium in Cardiff has a seating capacity of 74,500. Slightly smaller than the English stadium, Twickenham, in London which seats 82,000.

The census in the UK is always an 1 at the end of the year, so 2001, 2011, 2021 etc. Every ten years. I am not sure why the narrator says 2014 census?

I'm born and bred in Tredegar. I'm very proud of Nye Bevan and the N H S x

Cardiff and swansea are the 2 top populated areas

If you go to Wales you must go to Tenby in Pembrokeshire.Its truly beautiful

@MartinMilnerUK

11 ай бұрын

I agree. I love it there. Spent 2 family holidays and would not mind retiring.

We have Townhouse's here in the UK as well, accommodation is spread over 3 floors. Where a terraced house will have 2 floors. Some houses have cellars or basement. In Cambridge City UK it is very common to have a basement which is used as a kitchen dining room.

I am English, now living in Canada but of Welsh heritage and I can pronounce that name. The name sign on the wee train station is actually longer than the station itself.

Er... the castle on the title of this video is Eilean Donan Castle, in SCOTLAND...

I live near Cardiff and very proud to be Welsh, my favourite holiday destination is Pembrokeshire such a beautiful coast line!

@cathyrussell7157

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Mystical Misty - I spent childhood holidays at St. Davids, (Whitesands actually). The smallest Cathedral in Britain is in St. Davids which qualifies it to be a City. Pembrokeshire was called, "little England beyond Wales".

@mysticalmisty9772

Жыл бұрын

@Cathy Russell It's a beautiful area of Wales 😀

@MartinMilnerUK

11 ай бұрын

I love Tenby so much. @@mysticalmisty9772

I've been to Hadrian's Wall but better than as briefly mentioned in this video Caerwent is the village surrounded by a Roman wall 3 to 4 m high which you can walk around with some low stone wall excavations inside amazing place and his virtually unknown 😊

I cannot wait for you to get to the UK. You will love it. So many things to do and see.

the castle you saw was good old windsor in england 100 yeards behind my house a mountain starts in front of my house 300 yeards another mountain so loads of sheep but no wheat or corn if you want to see welsh castles look at powis and chirk

Not a channel plug, but if you really do want to see the Welsh landscape and Wales in general, we have a lot of vids covering both north and south Wales. North has more tall mountains, like Snowdonia, whereas the south has more hills, like the Beckon Beckons (where the SAS [special forces] train and run Selection). The iron and slate mines are in north Wales (not sure if there's any in the south). If you have a specific place in mind, we might be able to shape one of our recording days around it - just an idea? Not too soon though - we're busy watching your videos! 😁👍

@tacfoley4443

Жыл бұрын

I support this comment wholeheartedly, having put a number of my relatives in US and Canada onto the 'Driving Britain' site.

Steve, Check out Cardiff's very beautiful limestone city centre. In this area (often called the Civic Centre) the buildings are all starkly white but they are separated by pink-coloured roads and there are many lush and colourful gardens. The area includes the War Memorial, the National Museum of Wales, Cardiff University (which I went to) and Cardiff City Hall. It is just behind Cardiff Castle on North Road. The area is also sometimes known as CATHAYS PARK. You can spend quite a few wonderful hours here. So pretty and so typical of a national capital.

Without reading the comments, so apologies for repetition, the Castel at approx6 mins 37 Seconds is NOT Welsh. It is the stunningly beautiful Eilean Donan which is in SCOTLAND!!!

Every school teaching Welsh is an honor xx

Most of our coal mines are deep underground.. very few are open... in fact a number of old coal mines in the north of england they extend out under the North Sea

Please do not only visit South Wales if you go, but explore the beautiful area of North Wales. This is my home area and full of sheep and castles. The Coastline is beautiful. There are small towns and villages, but no or very little industry because of the many hills and valleys. Do visit the many old pubs there and you will probably hear singing. The Welsh adore singing and have the most magnificent choirs and voices.

North Wales is beautiful, Conwy Castle, Llandudno ( pier and beach front) the copper mines up the orm (not sure if I spelt that correctly) snowdonia national Park (you can climb mount snowdon) and betsy- coyd (written phonetically to help prounouch but also can't spell) plus a few other places, have a look.

@Gambole

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It’s pronounced Bet uss uh Coyd 😁The sat nav pronunciation always makes me giggle. I live in Old Colwyn and agree, this is a lovely area 👍🏼

My second husband was Welsh. They say that Welsh language is the language of heaven. Welsh was his first language being from North Wales.

@megw7312

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Welsh is the language of the hieroglyphs… find: Cymroglyphics 01 Overview

You asked "Can the average citizen of Wales actually pronounce that name?" "Yes." And I'm English, I had a Welsh work colleague who taught me to say the name. As for the rest of the Welsh language, I will pass. It took me long enough to learn to pronounce the name of the village where I live. It's a beautiful sounding language, for a beautiful country, but I'm just a hopeless case when it comes to learning languages, unfortunately. By the way it's NOT pronounced lan fair.

@Gambole

Жыл бұрын

That pronunciation of Llanfair was painful to hear

AWWeeee bless you and Thankyou 😘 Cumru Am Byth/Wales for Ever 😘

The NHS was formed in 1948 - three years before I was born in 1951.