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0:00:09 > 0:00:11- We're on a journey...
0:00:11 > 0:00:14- ..in search of - the place names, stories...
0:00:15 > 0:00:17- ..and people - in this expanse of land...
0:00:18 > 0:00:21- ..which appears - to extend endlessly out to sea.
0:00:21 > 0:00:24- This is the Welsh coastline. Llyn.
0:00:30 > 0:00:35- Our journey takes us from - the quarrying village of Trefor...
0:00:35 > 0:00:39- ..past Nefyn and along - the peninsula towards Porth Ty Mawr.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51- The name Llyn is of Irish origin...
0:00:52 > 0:00:55- ..derived from - the Laigini tribe from Ireland.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59- On high ground, it's easy - to imagine Llyn as an island...
0:00:59 > 0:01:03- ..and to understand the derivation - of the word peninsula.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07- It comes from pen, - which means the nearest thing...
0:01:07 > 0:01:10- ..and insula, an island.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13- The nearest thing to an island.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16- Looking down on it all - is Tre'r Ceiri...
0:01:16 > 0:01:19- ..which some say - means town of the giants.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22- The desolate home - of mythological giants.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25- Others believe that Ceiri...
0:01:26 > 0:01:30- ..comes from caerau, referring to - the numerous stone dwellings.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34- During the Iron Age...
0:01:34 > 0:01:37- ..approximately 100 people - lived here.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40- During the Roman era, - 400 people lived here.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44- Thinking of how - those people existed and survived...
0:01:45 > 0:01:48- ..in somewhere - as exposed and wild as this...
0:01:48 > 0:01:51- ..is no more incredible to me...
0:01:51 > 0:01:54- ..than stories - about fairies and giants...
0:01:54 > 0:01:56- ..looking down on their kingdoms.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07- Nant Gwrtheyrn - is situated beneath Tre'r Ceiri.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10- It's a wonderful setting...
0:02:10 > 0:02:14- ..associated with the legend - of Gwrtheyrn, King of the Britons...
0:02:15 > 0:02:17- ..in the fifth century.
0:02:21 > 0:02:26- One source claims that Gwrtheyrn - was fed up of the Picts and Scots...
0:02:26 > 0:02:30- ..so he invited the English - to Britain to support him.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33- Looking back, - it wasn't the wisest move...
0:02:34 > 0:02:37- ..because - they demanded more and more land.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41- Legend has it that Gwrtheyrn and - his men were invited to a feast...
0:02:42 > 0:02:45- ..at the home - of the English leader Hengist.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49- They accepted on the condition - that the men would attend unarmed.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53- At the feast, Britons and - English were seated side by side.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57- At the end of the meal, - Hengist gave the secret command...
0:02:57 > 0:03:01- ..nemet oure Saxas, - which meant take out your swords.
0:03:02 > 0:03:07- The English obeyed his command - and slayed 300 Britons.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13- It was here in Nant Gwrtheyrn...
0:03:13 > 0:03:18- ..that Gwrtheyrn threw himself - over a cliff to avoid being killed.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22- That's why the cliff, to this day, - is called Carreg y Llam.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34- A quarry - was opened at the site in 1861.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37- Its ruins still stand.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40- The Victorian village - has been restored...
0:03:41 > 0:03:44- ..and serves - as an important language centre.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47- It's the perfect setting - to meet Elfed Gruffydd....
0:03:48 > 0:03:52- ..who's walked the Llyn coastline - and recorded its coastal names...
0:03:53 > 0:03:55- ..in his book Ar Hyd Ben 'Rallt.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02- You'd have to travel far and wide - to find a better view than this.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04- It's great, isn't it?
0:04:04 > 0:04:06- You've walked the entire coastline.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08- You've walked the entire coastline.- - Yes, I did that a few years ago.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12- It took four days - to walk from Aberdesach to Pwllheli.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15- I suppose - the journey was prompted...
0:04:16 > 0:04:19- ..by your interest - in history, your locality...
0:04:19 > 0:04:22- ..the people and the place names?
0:04:22 > 0:04:25- Yes, it was the result - of researching place names.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29- I began when my father - was writing his autobiography.
0:04:29 > 0:04:34- He was very fond - of crabbing on these rocks.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38- I accompanied him and I was familiar - with all the names...
0:04:38 > 0:04:41- ..but not their locations.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44- So we're talking - about the names for crab holes?
0:04:45 > 0:04:48- Yes, and there are - many of them in this area.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53- There are interesting names - right across the peninsula.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58- Has the interest in place names - come from your father?
0:04:58 > 0:05:00- Yes, I'd say so.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03- I entered a competition - at the Llangefni Eisteddfod...
0:05:04 > 0:05:07- ..to compile a collection - of coastal names, and I won that.
0:05:07 > 0:05:12- I went on to give a lecture on it - and then published my book.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15- Which is called Ar Hyd Ben 'Rallt.
0:05:15 > 0:05:20- I've no idea how many names have - been recorded between the covers...
0:05:20 > 0:05:23- ..but there are hundreds of them.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27- There may be 900 of them in total. - I'm not sure of the exact figure.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31- How did you - go about collecting these names?
0:05:31 > 0:05:34- They're names - that are used in common parlance...
0:05:35 > 0:05:37- ..apart from those listed on maps.
0:05:37 > 0:05:42- It was a case of chatting to people - who were familiar with them.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45- I did this 30 years ago.
0:05:45 > 0:05:50- One person I met told me - that I was 20 years too late.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53- I'm 50 years too late by now.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56- Many names have been lost...
0:05:56 > 0:05:59- ..but fishermen and crabbers - still use them.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02- One thing I notice in other areas...
0:06:03 > 0:06:07- ..is that English names creep in - and sit alongside the Welsh names.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10- They sometimes replace them.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13- That doesn't happen - to the same degree here.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16- No, it's very good here.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20- There are three locations - which have bilingual names.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23- Porth Neigwl, Hell's Mouth.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27- Then there's Porth Oer, - which is Whistling Sands.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31- In Porthdinllaen, there's - a place called Lifeboat Bay...
0:06:32 > 0:06:36- ..because the lifeboat's history - is relatively recent.
0:06:36 > 0:06:40- I was told that it was called Traeth - Carreg yr Afr (Goat's Rock Bay).
0:06:40 > 0:06:44- There's a rock called - Carreg yr Afr in Porthdinllaen.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46- I hope they continue to use it.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50- Is that Porthdinllaen - that we can see from here?
0:06:50 > 0:06:53- Yes, that yellow lump - closest to the headland.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56- Carreg yr Afr is right on the tip.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00- There are names - for every nook and cranny...
0:07:00 > 0:07:03- ..including - this area in front of us.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06- There's the legendary Carreg y Llam.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- On the cliff itself - is Clwt Llwgu (Plot of Starvation).
0:07:10 > 0:07:12- It gets its name...
0:07:12 > 0:07:17- ..from sheep falling over the side, - having been tempted by the pasture.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21- If farmers went there - to collect their sheep...
0:07:21 > 0:07:23- ..they'd jump over the side...
0:07:23 > 0:07:28- ..so farmers left the sheep there - for a couple of days to starve.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33- They'd be too weak to run away, so - the farmer'd go there and fetch it.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37- So that's why it's called - Clwt Llwgu!
0:07:37 > 0:07:40- This area - is synonymous with romance.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48- Having climbed the steep valley...
0:07:49 > 0:07:52- ..we continue westwards - to the village of Pistyll.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55- It gets its name from the springs...
0:07:56 > 0:08:00- ..which flow through the valley - to its estuary in Porth-y-Pistyll.
0:08:06 > 0:08:12- In the Middle Ages, Bardsey, - which is 17 miles in front of us...
0:08:13 > 0:08:17- ..was a sacred - and important place for Christians.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20- They came in droves on a pilgrimage.
0:08:26 > 0:08:31- Pistyll Church was an obvious place - for pilgrims to rest.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34- Lepers were also drawn here...
0:08:35 > 0:08:40- ..searching for a blessing whilst - watching the services from outside.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42- Through the lepers' window.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52- Two miles from Pistyll Church - is the fishing town of Nefyn.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55- It was once recognized...
0:08:56 > 0:08:59- ..as the herring capital of Wales.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04- What a wonderful view!
0:09:04 > 0:09:06- The best view in the world.
0:09:07 > 0:09:08- You've seen it plenty of times.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11- You've seen it plenty of times.- - I spent my childhood on the beach.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14- I'd come in the morning - with a sandwich and stay all day.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17- It's a lovely place.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19- It's peaceful on a day like today.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23- When you think back to - the beginning of the 19th century...
0:09:24 > 0:09:27- ..the 300 people who lived - in the small town of Nefyn...
0:09:28 > 0:09:32- ..were employed in the fishing - industry, especially herring.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35- John Thomas, or the king of Nefyn, - as he was called...
0:09:36 > 0:09:39- ..built 13 herring fishing boats.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43- He was a good employer.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47- He walked to Caernarfon every Friday - to fetch the wages.
0:09:47 > 0:09:52- No-one ever stole a penny from him. - He was well respected.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55- How's the herring quota nowadays?
0:09:55 > 0:09:58- How's the herring quota nowadays?- - A few are netted with other fish...
0:09:58 > 0:10:00- ..but not many.
0:10:01 > 0:10:02- No shoals.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07- Most of the fishing was done - in the bay, where we are now.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11- There was a place called - Camlas Nefyn and the Swanings...
0:10:11 > 0:10:14- ..where the herring - would come every year.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18- Those were the fishermen's markers - in the bay?
0:10:18 > 0:10:21- Yes, they knew - when the herring would arrive...
0:10:21 > 0:10:25- ..because the porpoises themselves - would fish for them.
0:10:26 > 0:10:31- There was also a sheen, some sort - of oil on the surface of the water.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33- That information...
0:10:33 > 0:10:37- ..was passed from father to son - down the generations.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43- There was a particular way - of counting herring, wasn't there?
0:10:43 > 0:10:47- Yes, there was. - They'd count them in threes.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50- The word for that is mwrw.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54- Two in one hand - and one in the other.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56- That was called a mwrw of herring.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59- 40 mwrw made 100.
0:10:59 > 0:11:00- Does that make sense?
0:11:00 > 0:11:02- Does that make sense?- - That's 120, isn't it?
0:11:02 > 0:11:03- I was never very good at maths.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05- I was never very good at maths.- - There were 120 in 100?
0:11:05 > 0:11:11- Yes, they must've added a few - because there were so many of them.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15- Nefyn fishermen had a special way - of marketing their produce too.
0:11:16 > 0:11:17- There are verses about them.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22- Nefyn herring, Nefyn herring, backs - like farmers, bellies like boozers.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27- They said that they were - far larger than Criccieth herring.
0:11:27 > 0:11:28- So they say.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37- But Nefyn isn't only famous - for its herring.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41- The popular song Cychod Wil a Mer - was written about the area...
0:11:41 > 0:11:45- ..though they were - John and Mer's boats originally.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48- John Jones and wife Mary - kept boats here...
0:11:49 > 0:11:52- ..and when the season ended, - they had to move them all.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56- According to one of - the town's oldest inhabitants...
0:11:56 > 0:11:58- ..John was a small man.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02- He and Mary had four boats, - and they're listed in the song.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05- A little pull on the Lilly - and the old Felinheli.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09- A pull on the Willy - but Rob Roy must be carried.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11- I'm not going to carry this.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20- It's rumoured - that the Cychod Wil a Mer melody...
0:12:20 > 0:12:25- ..was composed by the American - evangelical duo Moody and Sankey.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27- It was also Moody and Sankey...
0:12:27 > 0:12:31- ..who popularized the hymn - I Am Coming, Lord...
0:12:31 > 0:12:33- ..which was later translated...
0:12:34 > 0:12:36- ..and became part of our identity.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39- It's difficult to believe...
0:12:39 > 0:12:43- ..that Gwahoddiad - wasn't written in Welsh originally.
0:12:44 > 0:12:49- # I hear thy welcome voice
0:12:50 > 0:12:55- # That calls me, Lord, to thee
0:12:56 > 0:13:00- # For cleansing - in thy precious blood
0:13:00 > 0:13:06- # That flowed on Calvary #
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0:13:13 > 0:13:17- We're journeying along - the charming Llyn coastline...
0:13:17 > 0:13:21- ..on the trail of the names, people - and stories which enrich the shores.
0:13:22 > 0:13:27- As we leave Nefyn we're embraced by - the sheltered bay of Porthdinllaen.
0:13:33 > 0:13:39- This place was also immortalized in - J Glyn Davies' song Fflat Huw Puw...
0:13:39 > 0:13:42- ..which mentions - the sounds of Porthdinllaen.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44- It's much quieter these days.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47- The big ships have gone.
0:13:47 > 0:13:52- It's fair to say that tourism - is the main industry nowadays.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55- It's easy to see - why this wonderful bay...
0:13:55 > 0:13:57- ..attracts people - from all over the world.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07- The llaen in Porthdinllaen - refers to the Irish Laigini tribe.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11- That wasn't the Emerald Isle's - only influence on the area.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16- There's somewhat of a mystery here.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20- There's a place called Bwlch Bridyn - and also Rhos Bridyn.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24- According to Rev John Daniel, - who wrote many centuries ago...
0:14:25 > 0:14:28- ..there's a rock somewhere - in this bay called Maen Bridyn.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31- He thought it meant - Astronomers' Rock.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36- He claimed it only surfaced - at high tide in March.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39- He said - it was a recorder of the times...
0:14:39 > 0:14:42- ..and a reporter of the locality.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46- It's a lovely story - but no-one knows where it is!
0:14:53 > 0:14:58- There's a suggestion that Bridyn - is an Irish name similar to Bradan.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02- There are three examples of it - in this area.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04- If I had to put money on it...
0:15:04 > 0:15:06- ..I'd say it was a personal name.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10- If there's anything I've learnt - in this field...
0:15:10 > 0:15:12- ..it's not to bet on anything!
0:15:13 > 0:15:17- Further along the peninsula - we cross the parish of Tudweiliog.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25- The name Tudweiliog - literally means Tudwal's land.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27- There's been much speculation...
0:15:28 > 0:15:31- ..over the derivation - of the village's name.
0:15:31 > 0:15:36- Apparently, years ago you could - ride a horse from Wales to Ireland.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39- One night, on his return - from the Emerald Isle...
0:15:39 > 0:15:42- ..on the back of his horse, - Gweiliog...
0:15:42 > 0:15:45- ..a villager heard - the church bells ringing...
0:15:46 > 0:15:48- ..calling - the parishioners to worship.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53- He wanted to rush to the church, - so he shouted to his horse...
0:15:53 > 0:15:56- .."Come on, Gweiliog, - come on, Gweiliog!"
0:15:56 > 0:15:58- That, of course, is totally true.
0:16:03 > 0:16:09- It's rumoured that the same horse - left his hoof prints on this rock.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12- But the story doesn't end there.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17- Here we are, - this is the horse's hoof print.
0:16:17 > 0:16:22- According to superstition, if the - sea washed the sand from the rock...
0:16:22 > 0:16:25- ..it meant that - there would be a good harvest...
0:16:26 > 0:16:28- ..and corn would fetch a high price.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32- If sand remained in the grooves, - corn prices would be low.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37- Farmers would come down here with - brushes and sweep away the sand...
0:16:38 > 0:16:42- ..to ensure they'd get good prices - for their produce.
0:16:42 > 0:16:47- Even today, there are farmers - who'd do anything to make money.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55- There's more Celtic influence - three miles further along.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59- No-one knows for sure - what attracted Saint Colmon here.
0:16:59 > 0:17:05- What attracts me is the fact that - Porth Colmon is full of crab holes.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12- I read somewhere - that Porth Colmon...
0:17:12 > 0:17:16- ..is one of the most - beautiful places along these shores.
0:17:17 > 0:17:18- I'd agree with that.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21- Did you spend - all your childhood here?
0:17:22 > 0:17:25- Yes, I was born in Llangwnadl - and I'd spend every day...
0:17:25 > 0:17:30- ..fishing, crabbing and boating, - sometimes throughout the holidays.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32- It was wonderful.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36- It's quiet here today - but it was once a busy bay.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39- Yes, it was a busy harbour.
0:17:39 > 0:17:45- They tell me it's a real feat - pulling crabs out of their holes.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49- Yes, you have to first locate - the hole and then pull out the crab.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52- We'll give it a try.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07- What's this area called, Alun?
0:18:08 > 0:18:09- This is called Trwyn Cam.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11- This is called Trwyn Cam.- - This entire patch?
0:18:11 > 0:18:15- Yes. There are two holes here.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18- The hole is called Ruth.
0:18:18 > 0:18:23- For some reason. - Ruth must've found the hole.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26- Another one lower down - is called Ffynnon.
0:18:26 > 0:18:30- There's a hole called - Twll Dan Ruth (Hole Under Ruth)...
0:18:30 > 0:18:34- ..but we can't see that today - due to the tide.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39- I must confess, - it's a very strange thing to do...
0:18:39 > 0:18:43- ..to put your arm into a hole - inhabited by crabs!
0:18:43 > 0:18:45- It's alright. We'll give it a try.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48- Ruth is the first.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53- So these are the kinds of holes - they go in?
0:18:53 > 0:18:56- Yes. - They come in at this time of year.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59- They shed their shell - during this season.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04- Because they have - an external skeleton...
0:19:04 > 0:19:06- ..they can't grow.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10- They have to shed their shell - in order to grow.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14- They're very soft at this stage - and that's when they grow.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16- They also mate during this time.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20- There's usually a male crab - in the hole with them.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22- So there may be two crabs?
0:19:27 > 0:19:29- Nothing.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34- So you slide your arm - down the back of the hole?
0:19:35 > 0:19:37- You're on top of his shell, - as it were.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41- The other was called Ffynnon.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44- We'll try that one.
0:19:45 > 0:19:46- Here's Ffynnon.
0:19:46 > 0:19:47- Here's Ffynnon.- - We might have better luck.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56- It's a little crab.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58- This is a male.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02- So if you go in like this, - you try to catch his thumb?
0:20:02 > 0:20:06- Yes, catch the thumb or you - can also catch him on the back.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08- It's safe enough there.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15- We're not sure - what this hole is called.
0:20:15 > 0:20:20- I'm sure it has a name but I don't - know what this hole was called.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23- We can see there's a crab in there.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28- This one's bigger.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32- Yes, this is considerably bigger.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35- This is another male.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37- The male crab.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40- This is bigger than the other, - isn't it?
0:20:40 > 0:20:42- I'll look for his mate.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47- I can't see this one.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51- It's worse when you can't see them.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54- Oh, lovely!
0:20:54 > 0:20:56- That's a nice one.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58- She's soft.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03- The male and female - behave differently.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05- Though she's soft...
0:21:06 > 0:21:09- ..she doesn't struggle, - she's completely still...
0:21:09 > 0:21:14- ..whereas the male - is more aggressive.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17- He wants to go back.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21- There we go. - We'll come back when they've grown.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27- One thing - that's become obvious to me...
0:21:27 > 0:21:32- ..is that there's a tendency - for shipwrecks to spawn new names...
0:21:32 > 0:21:35- ..or replace - existing names along the coast.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40- A stone's throw from Porth Colmon - is a bay with two names.
0:21:46 > 0:21:51- Its official name is Porth Ty Mawr, - but since the last century...
0:21:51 > 0:21:55- ..it's known as Porth Whiskey - to those who know the history.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59- This is the Stuart, - or what's left of it.
0:21:59 > 0:22:04- When the ship ran aground - on Good Friday 1901...
0:22:05 > 0:22:09- ..the contents of its hold brought - joy and fear to the local area.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15- Many things were washed up.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18- The shipwreck has left its mark.
0:22:18 > 0:22:24- You only have to inspect the gravel - to find small shards of pottery.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29- Many of the Stuart's dishes can - be found in every home locally...
0:22:29 > 0:22:32- ..including this elegant teapot.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35- But there were concerns - about the whiskey.
0:22:35 > 0:22:40- Moral standards were declining - and the place had gone wild.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43- People were drinking whiskey - straight from shoes.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47- Some people - even smashed the necks of bottles...
0:22:48 > 0:22:51- ..and drank it - straight from the bottle...
0:22:51 > 0:22:55- ..until the glass tore their lips - and blood ran down their throats.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03- The weather was favourable - when the ship ran aground.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08- Rumours spread quickly that the - whiskey influenced the young crew...
0:23:09 > 0:23:12- ..and it was their drunkenness - which led to the carnage.
0:23:16 > 0:23:17- This is one of the bottles.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21- If you go for a walk - around these parts...
0:23:21 > 0:23:26- ..you might be fortunate enough to - find one of these hidden in a hedge.
0:23:26 > 0:23:30- The name, Porth Whiskey, remains.
0:23:30 > 0:23:35- It's a prime example of the way - names can be a record of the past.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38- Sometimes - it's the only proof we have.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42- That's why it's so important - that they're protected.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59- S4C Subtitles by Adnod Cyf.
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