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Our fund for erecting a plaque on the old Welsh chapel in Talbot Street, Dublin now stands at €2130, just €370 short of our target of €2500 – many thanks to all those who have so generously contributed to the fund to date.   If you haven’t yet done so, how about giving us some help to get over the finishing line, so that we can reach our target in the next few days?    Go to https://www.gofundme.com/welshchapel to make a donation to the fund online.

We’re currently in negotiation with Dublin City Council regarding erection of the plaque and the unveiling ceremony, which it is hoped will take place in early September.  We will keep you informed regarding arrangements for this.   See below for photos of the plaque itself (+ Draig Werdd chairman Robin Smith) in the council offices.

Draig Werdd treasurer Geraint Waters was interviewed on BBC Radio Cymru this morning, discussing the chapel and plans for the erection of the plaque.  If you’d like to hear the discussion (in Welsh), go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07d397w – the item begins 55 minutes after the start of the programme.

Mae ein cronfa ar gyfer codi plac ar yr hen gapel Cymraeg yn Talbot Street, Dulyn bellach yn €2130, dim ond €370 yn brin o’n targed o € 2500 – diolch yn fawr i bawb sydd wedi cyfrannu’n hael i’r gronfa hyd yma. Os nad ydych wedi gwneud hynny eto, beth am roi rhywfaint o help i ni i fynd dros y llinell derfyn, er mwyn i ni gyrraedd ein targed yn y dyddiau nesaf? Ewch i https://www.gofundme.com/welshchapel i wneud cyfraniad i’r gronfa ar-lein.

Rydym ar hyn o bryd mewn trafodaethau gyda Chyngor Dinas Dulyn ynglŷn â chodi’r plac a’r seremoni dadorchuddio, a gobeithir y bydd yn cael ei gynnal yn gynnar ym mis Medi. Byddwn yn rhoi gwybod i chi ynglŷn â threfniadau ar gyfer hyn. Gweler uchod am luniau o’r plac ei hun (+ cadeirydd Draig Werdd Robin Smith) yn swyddfeydd y cyngor.

Cafodd trysorydd Draig Werdd Geraint Waters ei gyfweld ar BBC Radio Cymru y bore yma, yn trafod y capel a’r cynlluniau ar gyfer codi’r plac. Os hoffech chi glywed y drafodaeth (yn Gymraeg), ewch i http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07d397w – mae’r eitem yn dechrau 55 munud ar ôl cychwyn y rhaglen.

 

 

A brand new show called Waters Wide will be premiered in The Clancy Brothers Festival on Saturday the 4th of June in Carrick on Suir. It blends the songs, music, dance with stories, poetry and drama from Ireland, Wales and Scotland. We already have many from Wales coming over and would love to see the Welsh of Ireland there!

Dewch yn llu i’r digwyddiad unigryw hwn rhwng y gwledydd Celtaidd!

From Dylan Thomas to WB Yeats and Robbie Burns with the great music, song and dance of our Celtic lands.   More information is available at http://www.clancybrothersfestival.org.

Ryland Teifi

Box Office: 051 645 050
rylandteifi@aol.com

We’re now nearly half-way towards our target for erecting a plaque on the old Welsh chapel in Talbot Street, Dublin, to commemorate its use as a Welsh place of worship and centre of the Welsh community in Dublin from 1838-1939.   Let’s keep the momentum going towards the finishing line – if you haven’t yet contributed then go to https://www.gofundme.com/welshchapel to leave your donation.   Don’t leave it till later, just do it now – it only takes a few clicks of the mouse!

Rydym yn awr yn bron i hanner-ffordd tuag at ein targed ar gyfer codi plac ar yr hen gapel Cymraeg yn Talbot Street, Dulyn, i ddathlu ei ddefnydd fel man addoliad Cymraeg a chanol y gymuned Gymreig yn Nulyn 1838-1939. Gadewch i ni gynnal y momentwm tuag at y llinell derfyn – os nad ydych chi wedi cyfrannu eto ewch i https://www.gofundme.com/welshchapel i adael eich rhodd. Peidiwch â’i adael tan yn hwyrach, gwnewch yn awr – mae’n ddim ond yn cymryd rhai cliciau ar y llygoden!

Duolingo, the free language-learning platform, now contains support for learning Welsh.   Duolingo includes a language-learning website and app for mobile devices, and provides extensive written lessons and dictation, with speaking practice for more advanced users.   The app is available on iOS, Android and Windows 8 and 10 platforms with over 120 million registered users.  The Welsh course has in excess of 70,000 users from all over the world and there is a group on Facebook where users can discuss matters related to the course.  For more information, visit the Duolingo website on https://www.duolingo.com or download the mobile app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.

Draig Werdd committee member Richard Morgan is one of eight contributors to  the Duolingo Welsh course.   You can contact Richard for information or assistance in using the app by emailing him on welshclass@welshsociety.ie.

As part of the 1916 centenary programme of the Irish branch of the Celtic League, the Welsh author and broadcaster Lyn Ebenezer will be giving a public lecture at 7pm on Monday 25th April at the Ireland Institute, Pearse Street, Dublin 2 on the subject of Frongoch and the birth of the IRA.   Lyn is the author of “Frongoch and the birth of the IRA”, which deals with the history of the camp in North Wales and its connection with the rebellion in Ireland.

Fel rhan o’r rhaglen canmlwyddiant 1916  cangen Wyddelig y Gynghrair Geltaidd, bydd yr awdur a’r darlledwr Lyn Ebenezer yn rhoi darlith gyhoeddus am 7pm ddydd Llun 25 Ebrill yn yr Irish Institute, Pearse Street, Dulyn 2 ar Frongoch a genedigaeth y IRA. Lyn yw awdur “Y Pair Dadeni”, sydd yn sôn am hanes y gwersyll yng Ngogledd Cymru a’r cysylltiad â’r gwrthryfel yn Iwerddon.