Books for adults (2)

Description Eisteddfod Powys is older than the National Eisteddfod. In this volume Huw Ceiriog, a poet who has won the Chair and the Crown and is a...

Description A pamphlet describing the history of the Welsh language nationally, regionally and locally.  The local situation reflects the situation...

Description The region around Oswestry in north-west Shropshire is a remarkable corner of England in which, for much of the last thousand years, We...

Description This is the biography of one well-loved Welshman from the Tanat Valley.  In World War Two he was whisked away from his village, into th...

ISBN: 9781845276546 Publication Date April 2018Publisher: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, Llanrwst Format: Paperback, 150x155 mm, 208 pages Language: Welsh Ma...

Description Cwmni Theatr Maldwyn was founded in preparation for the 1981 Machynlleth National Eisteddfod. Forty years later, it continues to give m...

Description From Oswestry Life magazine: A forgotten man is coming back to life in Llanfyllin. A chance find during a house clearance produced a se...

Description John Parker held the living of two parishes either side of the Welsh border, first at Llanmerewig near Newtown and later at Llanyblodwe...

Description Cymru Gudd is a photographic volume about bygone eras, comprising images and stories about interesting locations in Wales - inactive bu...

Description At the opening of Llanfyllin’s first secondary school in 1900, the local rector defended education against those who opposed its spread...

Description A fascinating and informative volume sure of wide appeal, being an adaptation of Ifor ap Glyn's 2017 radio series of the same name, pr...

Description A pamphlet describing the history of the Welsh language nationally, regionally and locally.  The local situation reflects the situation...

Description Signed by the author, Penri Roberts. Cwmni Theatr Maldwyn was founded in preparation for the 1981 Machynlleth National Eisteddfod. Fort...

Description In the dictionary, a 'hero' is described as a very brave person or someone who possesses incredible powers. Heroes are people who accom...

Description Following recent enhanced interest in place-names, Rhian Parry walks the fields of the Ardudwy area to reveal the secrets behind the na...

Description Elfed Thomas, ex-headmaster of Pontrobert school, once wrote that Pontrobert was very much like heaven - you don't see the place until ...

Description A magazine published twice a year by Cymdeithas Hanes Amaethyddiaeth Cymru (Wales's agricultural history society). It includes articles...

Description Four interesting, historical walks around the city of Liverpool in the company of Gari Wyn. Details  ISBN: 9781845279431 Publication ...

 Description Discover 366 fun and surprising stories about Welsh history and culture that most history books leave out – each linked to a specific ...

Description Learn the words and the fascinating story of one of the world's most loved national anthems. The book includes the music, original Wels...

Description From the very beginnings of Wales, its people have defined themselves against their large neighbour. Wales - England's Colony? shows th...

Description A comprehensive volume exploring the history and traditions of folk dance in Wales; based on the extended research work of the late Ali...

Description A volume published to celebrate Professor Gwynedd O. Pierce's hundreth birthday in 2021.The volume contains 13 Welsh articles and 7 in ...

ISBN: 9781912173051 Publication Date November 2017Publisher: Gwasg y Bwthyn, Caernarfon Format: Paperback, 300x130 mm, 368 pages Language: Welsh A ...

Description Oakhurst: the story of a country house, the latest in a series of books and booklets on the history of Oswestry by John Pryce-Jones, ha...

Description A collection of the tales about Cymdeithas yr Iaith campaigners on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the first Cymdeithas protest...

Description A volume which traces the history of Epynt and the people who lived there, particularly the events in 1939 and 1940 when 54 families we...

Description A fascinating book which delves into many aspects of the history, traditions and literature of the county of Powys. Details ISBN: 97819...

Description Captain Dafydd Jones died in Mametz Wood in 1916, but his mother, Margaret Jones, kept all his letters, until her death. This is a uniq...

Description In this volume, for the first time, the story of ethnic minorities in Welsh culture is discussed. Ethnic diversity is interpreted from...

  Description A volume presenting stories about 13 Welsh heroes and heroic movements, both the well-known and the not so well-known: Betsi Cadwala...

A publication by Emyr Davies, Llysmwyn, containing portraits of local characters from the Banw Valley and poetry written in their honour.  

Description Nuclear technology is an amazing feat of human ingenuity, yet with its incredibly destructive power and the highly radioactive waste th...

Description Collection of 43 essays vividly outlining aspects of Rhondda experience and contrasting life there as it used to be and as it is now. I...

Description Something of hero of early Celtic studies, Lhuyd was a Welsh naturalist, botanist, linguist, antiquary and geographer. From 1697 he mad...