Merthyr Tydfil - March 2011

I traveled to Merthyr Tydfil in mid-March. This is the place in Wales where my grandfather's family came from.

Yes, that is me singing two old Welsh folk songs.

Below are some links further explaining the things you will see in the filmstrip, if you have any interest in any of them after viewing the video.

It was a wonderful trip and I hope you like the video.

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Merthyr Tydfil War Memorial
My friend Carolyn is interviewed in this video. It is interesting and well made.
http://www.cinetig.co.uk/bar.php?id=38


Pentrebach
http://www.alangeorge.co.uk/Pentrebach.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentrebach


Plymouth Iron Works
http://yba.llgc.org.uk/en/s-HILL-PLY-1786.html


Pentrebach House
http://www.mtht.co.uk/Buildings.html
http://www.premierinn.com/en/hotel/MERPEN/merthyr-tydfil


Triangle & Long Row
http://www.alangeorge.co.uk/Images3_I-P/Pentrebach_LongRow_1973.JPG
http://www.alangeorge.co.uk/thetriangle.htm
http://www.coflein.gov.uk/cy/safle/410018/manylion/THE+TRIANGLE%2C+PENTREBACH/


Zoar Chapel
http://www.merthyrtudful.com/saesneg/Soars.php


Ornamental Fountain and Canopy, Merthyr Tydfil
http://www.aberdareblog.co.uk/category/valleys/merthyr/page/2/


Dic Penderyn
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dic_Penderyn
http://www.trevor.jones4.btinternet.co.uk/Heroes/DicPenderyn.html


The martyr Tydfil
http://www.fortunecity.com/athena/sister/1008/tydfil.html


St. Tydfil's Old Parish Church
http://merthyrtydfilparish.angelcities.com/sttydfil%27s.html
http://www.alangeorge.co.uk/sttydfilschurch.htm


St. David's Parish Church
http://merthyrtydfilparish.angelcities.com/index.html


Merthyr Tydfil
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/ITmerthyr.htm
http://www.angelfire.com/ga/BobSanders/MTRISING.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merthyr_Tydfil
http://www.mtht.co.uk/Buildings.html
http://www.ggat.org.uk/cadw/historic_landscape/Merthyr%20Tydfil/English/Merth...


Merthyr Tydfil Synagogue
http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/22243/wales-oldest-synagogue-conversion-pla...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merthyr_Synagogue
http://www.jewishgen.org/jcr-uk/community/merth/personal1.htm


Brecon Beacons National Park
http://www.breconbeacons.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brecon_Beacons

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Tags:

• Merthyr Tydfil
• Long Row
• Pentrebach

[emreddragon1]

I live in p.bach and spent the first few years of my life living in the triangle. the same type of houses are in the welsh museum St Fagans did you go there? I moved to america some years ago and until then I didn't appreciate my home town. Now I'm home and very proud to be Welsh.

[330sk8er]

great singing the music brings back memeres

[330sk8er]

merthyr tydfil i love u so much and the people who life here

[colin54]

really interesting and i know more about it naw than ever and thats caming from some one who as lived in merthyfa tydfil for a number of years what a lovley place with good and bad memories xxx

[GETH7]

Excellent video - and some wonderful singing!!!

[paullennon20]

i live in Pentre bach just over the bridge in Abercanaid :) how did you like it?