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-In this series, we unlock some -of the secrets of our history... | 0:00:33 | 0:00:37 | |
-..which are hidden -in the field names of Wales. | 0:00:37 | 0:00:41 | |
-It's part of our rich heritage -which is in danger of disappearing. | 0:00:42 | 0:00:47 | |
-We must preserve these names. | 0:00:47 | 0:00:49 | |
-In this programme, we will walk -the fields of the Ysbyty Ifan area. | 0:00:50 | 0:00:55 | |
-Centuries ago... | 0:00:57 | 0:00:59 | |
-..this place was full of pilgrims -en route to Bardsey Island. | 0:00:59 | 0:01:03 | |
-I'm on -a very different pilgrimage... | 0:01:03 | 0:01:06 | |
-..in search of the roots -of an eminent American. | 0:01:06 | 0:01:10 | |
-Welcome to Caeau Cymru. | 0:01:10 | 0:01:12 | |
-Our journey begins in the -National Library with Rhian Parry. | 0:01:17 | 0:01:21 | |
-Rhian, the date on the map is 1847. | 0:01:23 | 0:01:25 | |
-What does it tell us -about the area we'll visit today? | 0:01:26 | 0:01:30 | |
-This is a Tithe Map of Gwerni Howel. | 0:01:31 | 0:01:33 | |
-It isn't a parish. | 0:01:34 | 0:01:36 | |
-Gwerni Howel is a district which -lies in the parish of Ysbyty Ifan... | 0:01:36 | 0:01:41 | |
-..but it was part of the parish -of Corwen, which is 12 miles away. | 0:01:42 | 0:01:46 | |
-It's a strange situation. | 0:01:46 | 0:01:48 | |
-Is this map unusually small? | 0:01:50 | 0:01:52 | |
-Is this map unusually small? - -Yes, because the area is smaller. | 0:01:52 | 0:01:54 | |
-We will focus our attention -on Gwerni Howel Ucha... | 0:01:55 | 0:01:59 | |
-..or Gwern Hywel Ucha, -as it's now known. | 0:01:59 | 0:02:02 | |
-The majority of the farm -lies below what was the main road. | 0:02:04 | 0:02:08 | |
-It was a very important road, -at one time... | 0:02:11 | 0:02:14 | |
-..which linked Chester, Ruthin -and Denbigh to Ysbyty Ifan... | 0:02:14 | 0:02:19 | |
-..and over the Migneint to -Blaenau Ffestiniog and on to Lleyn. | 0:02:19 | 0:02:23 | |
-It was a busy road. | 0:02:25 | 0:02:26 | |
-It was a busy road. - -Yes. | 0:02:26 | 0:02:27 | |
-There are -some interesting names here. | 0:02:28 | 0:02:31 | |
-Perthi Gochel Isaf and Uchaf. | 0:02:31 | 0:02:32 | |
-Perthi Gochel Isaf and Uchaf. - -We'll find out more later. | 0:02:32 | 0:02:34 | |
-Let's move on to this map. | 0:02:35 | 0:02:36 | |
-This is a map of Cerrigydrudion... | 0:02:37 | 0:02:39 | |
-..which ends -on the land of Gwerni Howel. | 0:02:39 | 0:02:42 | |
-This land was purchased and added -to the farm to expand its borders. | 0:02:43 | 0:02:48 | |
-This section of land -is called Bryn Gwyn... | 0:02:50 | 0:02:54 | |
-..and it has a fascinating history. | 0:02:54 | 0:02:57 | |
-We'll go and find out more. | 0:02:58 | 0:03:00 | |
-Gwern Hywel Ucha is a farm -on the uplands near Ysbyty Ifan. | 0:03:08 | 0:03:13 | |
-Eirian Roberts's family has -farmed this land for generations. | 0:03:13 | 0:03:18 | |
-Eirian, since when -have you lived here? | 0:03:21 | 0:03:24 | |
-I still sleep in the bedroom -in which I was born. | 0:03:24 | 0:03:27 | |
-That's brilliant! | 0:03:27 | 0:03:29 | |
-Yes. It's rare these days. | 0:03:29 | 0:03:31 | |
-For how many generations -have you been here? | 0:03:32 | 0:03:35 | |
-If my grandson takes over, -he'll be the seventh generation. | 0:03:35 | 0:03:39 | |
-What does this farm mean to you? | 0:03:40 | 0:03:42 | |
-What does this farm mean to you? - -I was born and raised here. | 0:03:42 | 0:03:44 | |
-I know its history. | 0:03:45 | 0:03:46 | |
-My roots are very deep in this land. | 0:03:47 | 0:03:50 | |
-Your grandson will take over? | 0:03:51 | 0:03:52 | |
-Your grandson will take over? - -Yes, and I'm delighted about that. | 0:03:52 | 0:03:55 | |
-I'd started to fear -we'd have to sell the place... | 0:03:55 | 0:03:59 | |
-..but Gruff has decided -he wants to be a farmer... | 0:03:59 | 0:04:02 | |
-..and God has stopped making land! | 0:04:03 | 0:04:05 | |
-Yes, that was a while ago! | 0:04:05 | 0:04:07 | |
-It will be lovely -to see him take over. | 0:04:07 | 0:04:10 | |
-How important -is the name of a field to you? | 0:04:11 | 0:04:14 | |
-Very important, but it's something -you only realize then you're older. | 0:04:14 | 0:04:19 | |
-I wonder how Cae Bwa Saethau -and Perthi Gochel got their names. | 0:04:21 | 0:04:26 | |
-Do you call the field -Bwa Saethau - Bow And Arrows? | 0:04:27 | 0:04:31 | |
-No, I'm afraid not. -We call it Cae Morgan. | 0:04:31 | 0:04:34 | |
-Maybe we should revert -to the old name. | 0:04:35 | 0:04:38 | |
-It's more romantic than Cae Morgan! | 0:04:38 | 0:04:40 | |
-It's more romantic than Cae Morgan! - -Yes, very much so. | 0:04:40 | 0:04:42 | |
-Arwel, Eirian's husband, -is glad of Gruff's help today... | 0:04:52 | 0:04:56 | |
-..as they prepare to send the flock -to Cynwyl Elfed for the winter. | 0:04:56 | 0:05:01 | |
-It's a big day, Arwel. | 0:05:02 | 0:05:03 | |
-Yes, that's very true. | 0:05:04 | 0:05:05 | |
-The sheep are going away -to tack for the winter. | 0:05:05 | 0:05:09 | |
-They'll be fatter -when they come back. | 0:05:10 | 0:05:13 | |
-Yes. They're going to tack -on lower grazing land. | 0:05:13 | 0:05:16 | |
-With a bit of luck, they'll be -much bigger when they return. | 0:05:17 | 0:05:22 | |
-You're not -from this area originally. | 0:05:23 | 0:05:26 | |
-No, but I've lived here -for 46 years. | 0:05:26 | 0:05:29 | |
-I come from Pandytudur. | 0:05:29 | 0:05:30 | |
-I got married and I moved here. | 0:05:32 | 0:05:34 | |
-The Ysbyty Ifan area has changed -a lot in the time I've been here. | 0:05:34 | 0:05:39 | |
-Most of farms now crossbreed sheep, -which didn't happen years ago. | 0:05:40 | 0:05:46 | |
-They can't go up to the mountain. | 0:05:48 | 0:05:50 | |
-Almost every farm in this area -sold milk in churns years ago. | 0:05:50 | 0:05:55 | |
-There are only one or two -dairy farms around here today. | 0:05:56 | 0:06:01 | |
-You must be happy -that your grandson will take over. | 0:06:03 | 0:06:06 | |
-Yes. He's keen on farming -and I hope he carries on. | 0:06:07 | 0:06:10 | |
-Field names open the door on -local history and on Welsh history. | 0:06:17 | 0:06:22 | |
-Several names -have caught Rhian's eye. | 0:06:23 | 0:06:26 | |
-We're now standing in a field -called Perthi Gochel Isaf. | 0:06:28 | 0:06:33 | |
-It's a pretty name. | 0:06:33 | 0:06:35 | |
-Yes, but there are -few perthi - hedges here. | 0:06:35 | 0:06:39 | |
-The next field -is Perthi Gochel Uchaf... | 0:06:39 | 0:06:42 | |
-..but there are no hedges -there either. | 0:06:42 | 0:06:45 | |
-People have come up -with an explanation... | 0:06:45 | 0:06:48 | |
-..for the use -of the word gochel - shelter. | 0:06:49 | 0:06:52 | |
-Gochel could be an ancient name... | 0:06:52 | 0:06:55 | |
-..which has links with Dol Gynwal, -the ancient name for Ysbyty Ifan. | 0:06:56 | 0:07:02 | |
-Pilgrims may have sheltered here. | 0:07:05 | 0:07:07 | |
-Pilgrims may have sheltered here. - -Possibly. | 0:07:07 | 0:07:09 | |
-The adjacent field -has a fascinating name. | 0:07:09 | 0:07:12 | |
-Yes indeed. | 0:07:13 | 0:07:14 | |
-We have a lower and upper -Cae Bwl Saethau. | 0:07:15 | 0:07:18 | |
-Bwl can mean the centre of a wheel. | 0:07:19 | 0:07:21 | |
-There is also a similar word which -means a net around hay or straw... | 0:07:23 | 0:07:29 | |
-..which was used -for target practice. | 0:07:30 | 0:07:33 | |
-There may well be a link -between that and bows and arrows. | 0:07:34 | 0:07:38 | |
-People across the ages -had to practice archery, of course. | 0:07:38 | 0:07:43 | |
-It was traditional -and it was a necessary part of life. | 0:07:43 | 0:07:47 | |
-The pilgrims may have sheltered -from flying arrows up here! | 0:07:47 | 0:07:51 | |
-It's a possibility! | 0:07:51 | 0:07:53 | |
-If we look at our map... | 0:07:58 | 0:08:00 | |
-..we can see the location -of Perthi Gochel Uchaf and Isaf. | 0:08:00 | 0:08:04 | |
-Cae Bwl Saethau Uchaf and Isaf are -on the other side of the house... | 0:08:05 | 0:08:10 | |
-..near the road which links -Ysbyty Ifan and Pentrefoelas. | 0:08:10 | 0:08:14 | |
-Above the road, -opposite the house, is Cae Lon Gud. | 0:08:14 | 0:08:18 | |
-Lon Gud means a path between lands -with a shared access point... | 0:08:18 | 0:08:24 | |
-..and it dates back -to the 19th century. | 0:08:24 | 0:08:27 | |
-Someone who knows a lot about the -area is the historian, Edmund Rees. | 0:08:29 | 0:08:34 | |
-Edmund, this road is remote, -by today's standards... | 0:08:40 | 0:08:44 | |
-..but it wasn't always this way. | 0:08:46 | 0:08:48 | |
-In the Middle Ages, -a network of important roads... | 0:08:48 | 0:08:52 | |
-..ran through this area. | 0:08:52 | 0:08:54 | |
-What you see here was the main road -from Chester, through Ruthin... | 0:08:54 | 0:08:59 | |
-..to Lleyn and Eifionydd. | 0:08:59 | 0:09:01 | |
-It was a vital road for pilgrims -visiting Bardsey... | 0:09:02 | 0:09:05 | |
-..where it's believed -that 20,000 saints are buried. | 0:09:06 | 0:09:09 | |
-Why would pilgrims choose to walk -along a mountainous route... | 0:09:09 | 0:09:14 | |
-..rather than stick to -less blustery, lower ground? | 0:09:15 | 0:09:18 | |
-Ancient roads across Wales tended to -be constructed on high ground. | 0:09:19 | 0:09:24 | |
-It was an easier option -rather than to go through valleys... | 0:09:24 | 0:09:28 | |
-..where forests were thicker -and the land was wetter. | 0:09:28 | 0:09:33 | |
-On high ground, you can see bandits -or any potential threat approaching. | 0:09:33 | 0:09:39 | |
-This is an ancient road. | 0:09:40 | 0:09:42 | |
-Yes, it links the main road -from Chester to Lleyn... | 0:09:42 | 0:09:46 | |
-..and it services local farms. | 0:09:46 | 0:09:48 | |
-Up to around 200 years ago... | 0:09:48 | 0:09:50 | |
-..there were -around half a dozen farms up here. | 0:09:50 | 0:09:55 | |
-A pilgrimage to Bardsey Island -gave you a ticket to Heaven... | 0:10:04 | 0:10:09 | |
-..but this walk to paradise -wasn't for the faint-hearted. | 0:10:10 | 0:10:14 | |
-It was an epic journey -which was full of hidden dangers. | 0:10:14 | 0:10:18 | |
-Thieves operated here... | 0:10:18 | 0:10:20 | |
-..and they battled the elements, -in the days before Gore-Tex! | 0:10:20 | 0:10:25 | |
-It was vital for pilgrims to know -shelter was available on the way. | 0:10:25 | 0:10:30 | |
-Edmund knows the story of a place -which offered shelter to pilgrims... | 0:10:37 | 0:10:42 | |
-..and to some shady characters. | 0:10:42 | 0:10:45 | |
-Edmund, what's the significance -of this place? | 0:10:49 | 0:10:52 | |
-This is Cletwr Bridge, a mile -from the old hospice in Dol Gynwal. | 0:10:53 | 0:10:59 | |
-From the fifth century onwards... | 0:11:01 | 0:11:03 | |
-..the Pope had acknowledge -that sacred buildings... | 0:11:03 | 0:11:07 | |
-..had the right of sanctuary. | 0:11:07 | 0:11:09 | |
-In the Middle Ages -and the age of the monasteries... | 0:11:09 | 0:11:13 | |
-..the right of sanctuary -was extended beyond the church... | 0:11:13 | 0:11:18 | |
-..to include land -within a mile of the building. | 0:11:18 | 0:11:21 | |
-Some of the field names -in this area... | 0:11:21 | 0:11:24 | |
-..suggest that -the right of sanctuary... | 0:11:24 | 0:11:27 | |
-..stretched as far as this point. | 0:11:27 | 0:11:30 | |
-Behind us here are two fields -named Dinas Isa and Dinas Ucha. | 0:11:30 | 0:11:35 | |
-Here, on Cletwr Bridge, -we're a mile from Ysbyty Ifan. | 0:11:36 | 0:11:41 | |
-Outlaws could cross over -to these lands... | 0:11:41 | 0:11:44 | |
-..to seek sanctuary from the law -for 40 days. | 0:11:45 | 0:11:48 | |
-They then had to leave the country, -following an agreed route... | 0:11:48 | 0:11:53 | |
-..never to return, unless they were -pardoned by the king or the prince. | 0:11:53 | 0:11:59 | |
-There's an old poem which says -that men suffered much hardship... | 0:12:01 | 0:12:05 | |
-..before reaching River Cletwr. | 0:12:06 | 0:12:08 | |
-Lawbreakers were chased -as they fled here. | 0:12:09 | 0:12:12 | |
-Is it less dangerous -in these parts today? | 0:12:13 | 0:12:16 | |
-Yes. Ysbyty Ifan is a quiet place. | 0:12:16 | 0:12:18 | |
-According to Sir John Wynn of Gwydir -this was a very dangerous place... | 0:12:19 | 0:12:24 | |
-..in the late 15th century. | 0:12:25 | 0:12:27 | |
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-We walk the fields -of Ysbyty Ifan, near Betws-y-coed... | 0:12:48 | 0:12:52 | |
-..in this programme. | 0:12:52 | 0:12:54 | |
-The field names give us an insight -into ancient farming methods... | 0:12:54 | 0:12:59 | |
-..and into local -and national history. | 0:13:00 | 0:13:03 | |
-Looking at the fields above Lon Gud -on Gwern Hywel Ucha farm... | 0:13:04 | 0:13:08 | |
-..we see names such as -Cae Hafod Ddiddig and Cae Rhyd Goch. | 0:13:09 | 0:13:13 | |
-There are several old ruins -on the land... | 0:13:13 | 0:13:16 | |
-..and these field names help us -archive and preserve them. | 0:13:16 | 0:13:21 | |
-We're clearly -looking at some ancient ruins. | 0:13:23 | 0:13:27 | |
-Does this suggest -more people once lived here? | 0:13:28 | 0:13:31 | |
-Yes. There are 18 old ruins -on Gwern Hywel farm. | 0:13:31 | 0:13:34 | |
-That proves this upland area -was heavily populated at some time. | 0:13:35 | 0:13:41 | |
-The locations for the houses -must have been sheltered. | 0:13:41 | 0:13:45 | |
-Yes, and Hafod Ddiddig -is a good example of that. | 0:13:46 | 0:13:49 | |
-These are its ruins. | 0:13:49 | 0:13:51 | |
-Yes, in the field next to us. | 0:13:52 | 0:13:54 | |
-The wall went through -the middle of the house. | 0:13:55 | 0:13:58 | |
-We're standing -in Snowdonia National Park... | 0:13:58 | 0:14:01 | |
-..but Hafod Ddiddig -lies outside the Park. | 0:14:02 | 0:14:05 | |
-Hafod Ddiddig straddled the parishes -of Cerrigydrudion and Ysbyty Ifan. | 0:14:06 | 0:14:11 | |
-The old lady of Hafod Ddiddig lived -in one parish and slept in another! | 0:14:12 | 0:14:17 | |
-I wonder if there were -any advantages to that! | 0:14:18 | 0:14:22 | |
-Maybe - a set of twins -were born here! | 0:14:22 | 0:14:24 | |
-You have records there? | 0:14:25 | 0:14:26 | |
-Yes, Evan and Margaret Jones -had twins in 1807. | 0:14:28 | 0:14:31 | |
-Right here? | 0:14:33 | 0:14:34 | |
-Right here? - -Yes. | 0:14:34 | 0:14:36 | |
-This is a list of the people -who were born and raised here? | 0:14:36 | 0:14:40 | |
-Yes, that's right. | 0:14:40 | 0:14:42 | |
-The twins were called -Elin and Margaret Jones. | 0:14:42 | 0:14:45 | |
-Elizabeth Owen -was born here in 1767. | 0:14:45 | 0:14:49 | |
-There was a small community here. | 0:14:50 | 0:14:53 | |
-Yes, from Plas Iolyn to Giler, -to Bryn Gwyn, to Hafod Ddiddig... | 0:14:54 | 0:14:59 | |
-..to Cerrig Gellgwm and Rhyd Goch. | 0:14:59 | 0:15:02 | |
-Do you know stories -about people who lived here? | 0:15:02 | 0:15:06 | |
-There were five houses in Rhyd Goch. | 0:15:06 | 0:15:09 | |
-The men walked from Rhyd Goch to -work in the quarry in Ffestiniog. | 0:15:10 | 0:15:14 | |
-They left at the start of the week -and stayed in the barracks all week. | 0:15:14 | 0:15:19 | |
-They then walked home -at the end of the week. | 0:15:19 | 0:15:23 | |
-It was one man's job -to keep the sheep on the mountain. | 0:15:23 | 0:15:27 | |
-There were no mountain walls then, -so he had to keep them there. | 0:15:27 | 0:15:31 | |
-He had a dog -called Cythraul - demon. | 0:15:31 | 0:15:34 | |
-Cythraul! What a name! | 0:15:34 | 0:15:36 | |
-Yes, you can imagine him shouting, -"Come on, you demon!" | 0:15:36 | 0:15:40 | |
-Rhian, what names -have caught your eye? | 0:15:53 | 0:15:55 | |
-The field over there -is called Cae Gwarged. | 0:15:57 | 0:16:00 | |
-Gwarged is an unfamiliar word -to me. | 0:16:00 | 0:16:03 | |
-Gwarged means remnants, residue -or surplus. | 0:16:03 | 0:16:07 | |
-It refers here to the surplus land -left over after it was measured. | 0:16:07 | 0:16:12 | |
-This must have been -a surplus piece of land. | 0:16:12 | 0:16:15 | |
-I've never come across it before -but that's what gwarged means. | 0:16:15 | 0:16:20 | |
-I like it when we come across -something that's new to you. | 0:16:20 | 0:16:24 | |
-It's amazing that this house -straddled the parish boundary. | 0:16:25 | 0:16:30 | |
-Yes, and this is another -unusual feature. | 0:16:30 | 0:16:33 | |
-If we go back to Medieval times, -this would be against the law. | 0:16:33 | 0:16:38 | |
-We tend to think of a boundary -as a straight line on a map. | 0:16:39 | 0:16:44 | |
-In reality, it's two parallel lines -with a strip of land between them. | 0:16:45 | 0:16:50 | |
-It was made clear in the laws... | 0:16:50 | 0:16:52 | |
-..that you were not to interfere -in any way with the land... | 0:16:53 | 0:16:57 | |
-..which lay between the lines. | 0:16:58 | 0:17:00 | |
-You had no right to plough it -or to build a house on it. | 0:17:01 | 0:17:04 | |
-It was a kind of no-man's-land. | 0:17:05 | 0:17:07 | |
-Yes, but they broke the rules -in Hafod Ddiddig. | 0:17:08 | 0:17:11 | |
-It's a shame -that these houses have disappeared. | 0:17:12 | 0:17:15 | |
-Yes, it's terribly sad -in this case... | 0:17:15 | 0:17:18 | |
-..to lose a farmstead, -lose a ruin and lose a name. | 0:17:18 | 0:17:22 | |
-Every area -has its colourful characters. | 0:17:29 | 0:17:32 | |
-One of Ysbyty Ifan's real characters -was Elis Prys, The Red Doctor. | 0:17:33 | 0:17:37 | |
-Nia Powell from Bangor University -knows the story. | 0:17:38 | 0:17:41 | |
-Who and what was The Red Doctor? | 0:17:42 | 0:17:44 | |
-He was a colourful character from -the very colourful 16th century. | 0:17:45 | 0:17:50 | |
-He was born -at the turn of the century. | 0:17:51 | 0:17:53 | |
-His father was a hero at Bosworth... | 0:17:54 | 0:17:56 | |
-..and as a result, the family -were given privileges and land. | 0:17:57 | 0:18:02 | |
-They were certainly -a wealthy family. | 0:18:03 | 0:18:05 | |
-They owned excellent grazing land -for cattle... | 0:18:06 | 0:18:10 | |
-..which created great riches -for those living in the uplands. | 0:18:11 | 0:18:15 | |
-This was reflected in that -which Elis Prys's family owned. | 0:18:15 | 0:18:19 | |
-Elis Prys went to Cambridge -University to study Civil Law... | 0:18:20 | 0:18:24 | |
-..and he received his doctorate -in 1535. | 0:18:26 | 0:18:29 | |
-He must have been a brilliant man... | 0:18:29 | 0:18:31 | |
-..because he was soon appointed -a Visitor Of Monasteries In Wales. | 0:18:31 | 0:18:36 | |
-He would inspect monasteries -on behalf of Thomas Cromwell... | 0:18:36 | 0:18:42 | |
-..who wanted to see -the dissolution of the monasteries. | 0:18:42 | 0:18:47 | |
-Elis Prys and his fellow Visitors -inspected the monasteries. | 0:18:47 | 0:18:52 | |
-Why was he called The Red Doctor? | 0:18:54 | 0:18:57 | |
-Either because he had red hair, -but there's no proof of that... | 0:18:59 | 0:19:03 | |
-..or because he wore the gown -of his Cambridge doctorate... | 0:19:04 | 0:19:08 | |
-..which would have featured -a scarlet cloth stripe. | 0:19:09 | 0:19:14 | |
-That's probably how he got his name. | 0:19:14 | 0:19:17 | |
-We're standing by this wall -for a reason. | 0:19:17 | 0:19:20 | |
-Yes, because legend has it that -The Red Doctor rode his horse... | 0:19:21 | 0:19:27 | |
-..along the top of this wall. | 0:19:27 | 0:19:30 | |
-No-one knows why he did it. | 0:19:31 | 0:19:33 | |
-He may have wanted to -survey his land... | 0:19:34 | 0:19:36 | |
-..and look towards Caernarfonshire. | 0:19:37 | 0:19:39 | |
-He may have gazed across the lands -over which he had authority. | 0:19:40 | 0:19:45 | |
-He must have had some nerve! | 0:19:46 | 0:19:48 | |
-It seems clear he was -a larger than life character. | 0:19:48 | 0:19:52 | |
-This sort of challenge may have been -something which appealed to him. | 0:19:52 | 0:19:57 | |
-I like the sound of The Red Doctor. | 0:20:05 | 0:20:07 | |
-If he did ride his horse -on top of that wall... | 0:20:07 | 0:20:10 | |
-..he was a very brave man -and a better rider than me. | 0:20:11 | 0:20:14 | |
-Why would he ride his horse -on top of the wall? | 0:20:14 | 0:20:18 | |
-I think he wanted to sit high up -to look down his nose at the people. | 0:20:18 | 0:20:23 | |
-The striking, derelict farmhouse -of Bryn Gwyn... | 0:20:32 | 0:20:35 | |
-..stands in Cae'r Gadlas - -Farmyard Field. | 0:20:36 | 0:20:40 | |
-A very special story -hides between the walls. | 0:20:41 | 0:20:44 | |
-Eirian, at first glance this is -an unremarkable old cottage. | 0:20:45 | 0:20:49 | |
-That isn't the case. | 0:20:50 | 0:20:51 | |
-No. This building -is steeped in history. | 0:20:51 | 0:20:54 | |
-Abraham Lincoln's great-grandmother -was born here. | 0:20:54 | 0:20:59 | |
-Her name was Ellen Morris... | 0:20:59 | 0:21:01 | |
-..and she joined the Quakers -in Bala. | 0:21:01 | 0:21:04 | |
-She walked to Bala from here, -over the mountain. | 0:21:04 | 0:21:08 | |
-Bala isn't far from here, -as the crow flies. | 0:21:08 | 0:21:11 | |
-She left Bala with the Quakers -and headed to Liverpool. | 0:21:11 | 0:21:15 | |
-From there, -they sailed to Pennsylvania. | 0:21:15 | 0:21:18 | |
-She met a boy from Bala, whom she -didn't know before, in Pennsylvania. | 0:21:18 | 0:21:23 | |
-They got married -and the rest is history. | 0:21:24 | 0:21:26 | |
-Do tourists come here to see it? | 0:21:28 | 0:21:30 | |
-Yes. Many people have been here, -over the years. | 0:21:30 | 0:21:34 | |
-People from Pennsylvania -have read about it... | 0:21:37 | 0:21:41 | |
-..and they come over here -to see the house for themselves. | 0:21:41 | 0:21:46 | |
-Are there any other stories? | 0:21:47 | 0:21:49 | |
-Yes. Rhys ap Maredudd Fawr -lived here. | 0:21:51 | 0:21:54 | |
-Rhys was a standard-bearer -for Henry Tudor in Bosworth. | 0:21:55 | 0:21:59 | |
-It's a historic place. | 0:22:00 | 0:22:02 | |
-Yes. It's really atmospheric. | 0:22:03 | 0:22:06 | |
-Yes. It's really calm. | 0:22:06 | 0:22:07 | |
-Yes. It's really calm. - -Even on a blustery day. | 0:22:07 | 0:22:09 | |
-A story which changed the world -started here. | 0:22:15 | 0:22:18 | |
-Ellen Morris was born here but she -went to America with the Quakers. | 0:22:19 | 0:22:23 | |
-In Pennsylvania, she met Cadwaladr -Evans from nearby Llandderfel! | 0:22:24 | 0:22:28 | |
-Would they have met -had they not moved to America? | 0:22:29 | 0:22:32 | |
-Three generations later... | 0:22:33 | 0:22:35 | |
-..her blood ran through the veins -of President Abraham Lincoln... | 0:22:35 | 0:22:40 | |
-..the man who worked tirelessly -to abolish slavery. | 0:22:40 | 0:22:44 | |
-Rhian, travel and movement -has been a hidden theme... | 0:22:53 | 0:22:57 | |
-..in this part of Denbighshire. | 0:22:57 | 0:22:59 | |
-Yes, that's very true. | 0:22:59 | 0:23:01 | |
-The roads across the farm and -on both sides of it are important. | 0:23:01 | 0:23:07 | |
-They were important to pilgrims -and to drovers. | 0:23:07 | 0:23:11 | |
-They're still important, of course. | 0:23:13 | 0:23:15 | |
-There are some great field names -on Gwern Hywel Ucha. | 0:23:16 | 0:23:20 | |
-Yes. They're outstanding, though we -didn't solve some of the mysteries. | 0:23:20 | 0:23:25 | |
-They reveal and conceal history -in equal measure! | 0:23:25 | 0:23:30 | |
-Many things have struck me -during my visit to Gwern Hywel Ucha. | 0:23:38 | 0:23:42 | |
-Perhaps the greatest of those... | 0:23:43 | 0:23:45 | |
-..is seeing Gruff, the seventh -generation, working on the farm. | 0:23:45 | 0:23:50 | |
-The future of the farm, -its stories and its field names... | 0:23:51 | 0:23:55 | |
-..are in safe hands -for years to come. | 0:23:55 | 0:23:58 | |
-S4C subtitles by Eirlys A Jones | 0:24:25 | 0:24:27 | |
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