Interesting facts and quotes about Wales and the Welsh- from the landmark events to the minor details; moments that shaped the nation's unique character.
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Story of a Welsh miner who held (and still holds) the record for the longest career underground. 73 years! bbc.in/187Cy4V
'Perhaps there is no country which has been the scene of events more stirring and remarkable than those recorded in Wales' G. Borrow (1862)
Forgotten soldier of Rorke's Drift finally honoured- bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22039080
'Wales has not been a sovereign entity for 7 centuries but the national ethos has powerfully survived'- J. Morris of the Western Mail 1965
"O Arglwydd, dyma gamwedd'' / ''Oh Lord, here is iniquity''. - The supposed last words of Dic Penderyn, the Welsh martyr.
In 1869, John Hughes from Merthyr Tydfil founded a town in Ukraine that he named Hughesovka. It is now known as Donetsk.
The Kellog logo was created when Will Kellog realised the similarity between his surname and the Welsh word for Cockerel- Ceiliog
HMS Cardiff, named in honour of the capital of Wales, shot down the last Argentine aircraft of the Falklands conflict.
In the village of Llangernyw in North Wales stands a Yew tree that is said to be 4,000 to 5,000 years old- making it a Bronze Age tree.
'Bread of heaven, breeeeaad of heaven!' Discover the history behind the hymn that inspired our boys yesterday.cvmg.co.uk/cvm_eng/cwm_rhond… #Wales
'His style is seldom authoritative, he has more often been a guerilla than a divisional commander'- J.Morris on the Welshman. W.Mail 1965
'The Welshman has Celtic origins and he often looks like the popular conception of the Celt-dark dreamy and aloof'- J.Morris
'One Welshman can usually tell another, and this is not because either looks Welsh, or acts Welsh but simply because both ARE Welsh'-JMorris
The next few tweets are snippets of a description of the Welsh by James Morris of the Western Mail- 1965.
'Its history is embedded in colourful myth and fancy- lost cities of the sea and magical decisions on mountain tops'- J Morris 1965 on Wales
Welsh folklore says the Corgi is the preferred mount of fairy warriors! Learn more here- omgf.ac/ts/bRH
'We had a Welsh club and a choir at the (prison) camp...we even played rugby internationals'- Tales of a Welsh P.O.W walesonline.co.uk/news/wales…