"Welsh is the oldest language in Britain. Its roots go back at least 2,500 and possibly 4,000 years"http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/history/sites/language/
2008-04-22
History of the Welsh language
"Welsh is the oldest language in Britain. Its roots go back at least 2,500 and possibly 4,000 years"http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/history/sites/language/
Wales
"Wales (Welsh: Cymru;[1] pronounced /ˈkəmrɨ/ ) is one of the four constituent countries, or 'home nations', that together make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It is situated in the west of mainland Britain, with England inland to its east and the Irish Sea and Celtic Sea to the west. Wales has a population estimated at three million and is a bilingual country, with English the language spoken by the majority, and Welsh the native tongue."http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wales
'Anti-Nat' critic's bilingual Wales call
"A LABOUR veteran who has spent decades hammering Welsh Nationalists has outlined a bold plan aimed at making Wales an almost wholly bilingual country by 2050."
Dolen
Dolen
Fflur Dafydd - Ar ol Heddiw
Ar ol HeddiwTi’n byw yn fy meddwl fel angel mawr dryslyd
Yn glyd yn fy nghof ti fel atgof mawr chwyslyd
Mor iach, a ma ‘mhen i’n rhy fach
Ti’n hyn na’r bydysawd a’r byd ar dy ben di
Dwi’n barod amdanat dwi ar blat er dy fwyn di
Ond na, ma dy feddwl rhy lân
Ma dy galon yn nhaerni’r tân
Fyddai ddim dy ishe di ar ôl heddi
Ond ma heddi’n mynd i bara am byth
A tra ti mor gysglyd a dwi mor gymysglyd
Fydd ‘na ddeunydd da fan hyn
Fyddai ddim dy ishe di ar ôl heno
Ond ma’ heno’n mynd i bara am byth
A tra ti mor gysglyd a dwi mor gymysglyd
Fydd ‘na ddeunydd da fan hyn
Dwi’n cloddio bob diwrnod er mwyn gweld dy galon
Ma’r sgerbwd yn codi, a’r pridd bach mor fodlon
Ond hei, haws dweud na gwneud
Ma hanes yn rhwbeth sy’n hawdd neud i fyny
Ac ma’n un i yn orlawn o’r holl beth felly
Ond ti, wyt ti’n stori wir, mae dy galon yn nhaerni’n tân
http://www.fflurdafydd.com/english/e-arolheddi.html
Castell y Bere
"One Welsh castle sometimes overlooked by visitors is Castell- y-Bere, once an impressive fortress built by Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, also known as Llywelyn the Great, Prince of Gwynedd in the early 13th century. But what a marvelous, typically Welsh site for a castle! Embedded in the arms of the darkly foreboding, starkly greenish-gray landscape formed by rugged Cadair Idris and its mountainous cohorts near Abergynolwyn some 10 miles SW of Dolgellau, the greatly ruined Castell-y-Bere now lies isolated from the major communication routes across Wales, atop a steep-sided, flat-topped rock, perfectly situated to stand guard over the surrounding valley floor. The drive along the minor roadway to the site seems to go on forever, but the breath-taking spectacle of Cadair Idris, the "Chair of Idris", is in itself worth the jaunt. Legends have it that if you spend a night on the mountain, you will awake the next morning either a poet or a madman!"http://www.castlewales.com/cybere.html
Welsh Icons
"Over the past 2 years this site has grown from a simple “What’s Your Favorite Welsh Thing” type of site to an Encyclopedia and Gazetteer of Wales and all Things Welsh - A Cymrupedia if you like."http://www.welshicons.org.uk/
Hendrix lost Welsh anthem a hoax
"An electric recording of the Welsh anthem found on a tape from the 70s was not performed by Jimi Hendrix. ..."http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/6406961.stm
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