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