Capel Celyn: the drowned village (Cofiwch Dryweryn)

Welsh Mysteries and Histories

06/24/24 • 14 min

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In 1965, Capel Celyn - rural community to the Northwest of Bala in Gwynedd - was flooded in order to provide a water supply for Liverpool city. Despite local opposition, Liverpool council did not require Welsh approval and the proposal went ahead.
It remains a disaster that is a prominent symbol if injustice on the Welsh consciousness, and in today's episode Mags considers why.

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06/24/24 • 14 min

Welsh Mysteries and Histories - Capel Celyn: the drowned village (Cofiwch Dryweryn)

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Hello and croeso, welcome to this week’s episode of Welsh Murders and Mysteries! I’m Mags, Kay’s co-host and the non-Welsh one. I’m usually the spooky, strange and all-around mystery side of this podcast, but this week, we are going to be talking about something that is less of a mystery, and more of a spark fuelling the resurgence of the Welsh national identity that had ripple effects across the politics of the country. We are going to be looking into the flooding of Capel Celyn. Sour

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