The National Library of Wales, in Aberystwyth, is the national legal deposit library of Wales and is one of the Welsh Government sponsored bodies. It is the biggest library in Wales, holding over 6.5 million books and periodicals, and the largest collections of archives, portraits, maps, and photographic images in Wales. The Library is also home to the national collection of Welsh manuscripts, the National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales, and the most comprehensive collection of paintings and topographical prints in Wales. As the primary research library and archive in Wales and one of the largest research libraries in the United Kingdom, the National Library is a member of Research Libraries UK (RLUK) and the Consortium of European Research Libraries (CERL).
The North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways (NWNGR) was a railway company that planned to build a number of inter-connected 1 ft 11+1⁄2 in narrow-gauge railways across North Wales. The first two of these lines - jointly known as the "Moel Tryfan Undertaking" - were authorised by Act of Parliament 1872 and were built and opened in the 1870s. The original main line ran from Dinas Junction to Bryngwyn and opened in 1877. The second line was a branch from Tryfan Junction to South Snowdon, though shortly after opening, the company designated the Tryfan Junction to Bryngwyn section as the branch, and the Dinas Junction to South Snowdon section as the main line.
The media in Wales provide services in both English and Welsh, and play a role in modern Welsh culture. BBC Wales began broadcasting in 1923 have helped to promote a form of standardised spoken Welsh, and one historian has argued that the concept of Wales as a single national entity owes much to modern broadcasting. The national broadcasters are based in the capital, Cardiff.
Owen Wynne Jones, often known by his bardic name of Glasynys, was a Welsh clergyman, folklorist, poet, novelist and short-story writer.
Robert Jones Derfel was a Welsh poet and political writer.
The 1877–78 Welsh Cup was the first season of the Welsh Cup. The cup was won by Wrexham who defeated Druids 1–0 in the final.
Corwen F.C. is a Welsh football club based in Corwen, Denbighshire. They currently play in the North East Wales Football League Premier Division, which is at tier four of the Welsh football pyramid.
John Rowlands was a Welsh language author of several novels including Lle bo'r gwenyn. He was also a professor of Welsh literature.
The 1882–83 FAW Welsh Cup was the sixth edition of the annual knockout tournament for competitive football teams in Wales.
Hugh Hughes (1790–1863) was a Welsh painter, engraver and writer.
Tabernacle, Ynysybwl is a former Independent chapel in Other Street, Ynysybwl, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.
Y Tyst Cymreig was a weekly Welsh language newspaper. It contained local, national, and foreign news. Although in 1871 it merged with Y Dydd to form Tyst a'r Dydd the arrangement did not last, and the Tyst a'r Dydd was moved to another publisher in Merthyr Tydfil. Associated titles are Y Dydd and Y Tyst a'r Dydd (1871–1891)
Y Tyst a'r Dydd was a weekly Welsh language newspaper established in 1871 as a result of the merger of Y Dydd' and Tyst Cymreig.
Thomas Johns was a Welsh Independent (Congregationalist) minister, best known for his pastorate at Capel Als, Llanelli, one of the largest chapels in Wales, from 1869 until his death in 1914.
Thomas Eyton-Jones JP, FRCS, was a significant figure in Wrexham in the 19th century. Working as a surgeon, physician, magistrate, local politician and army officer, he is best known for his role as a medical professional.
Pentre Galar is a small settlement in the Preseli Mountains south of the village of Crymych, north Pembrokeshire, Wales, on the A478 Cardigan to Tenby road. The western part of the settlement lies in the parish of Mynachlog-ddu and the eastern part in Llanfyrnach parish.
Grace Dulais Davies was a winner of the Rose Mary Crawshay Prize (1918).
