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Llyfrau | Books

• Early Welsh Saints

  

  Handy booklet with an introduction to the Age of the Welsh and Celtic Saints and comprising short biographies of 50 saints together with notes reflecting on their contribution to the spiritual life of the Celtic countries.

  £4.75

• The Revolt of Madog Ap Llywelyn

  

  The Welsh revolt of 1294-5 was to be the most serious attempt to regain Welsh independence until the coming of Owain Glyndŵr (Glyn dŵr) and the most conclusive proof of this statement is the fact that its leader, Madog ap Llywelyn, accorded himself the title of prince of Wales.

  £3.75 Ar Sêl! | On Sale!

  Prîs Gwreiddiol | R.R.P.: £7.50

• Ring the Bell in the Gaols of Brecon

  

  An informative and intriguing volume which uncovers the secrets of centuries of barbarism, rape, murder and incarceration in the County of Brecon. It recounts the story of the men, women and children who inhabited the various gaols of the town, some of which ended their lives on the gallows.

  £5.50

• Black Flag over Carmarthen, The

  

  The story of the gaols and of the people who ended their lives on the various scaffolds in the town and county gaols of Carmarthen, their amalgamations and its closure in 1922.

  £5.50

• Gwenllian: Welsh Warrior Princess, The

  

  The story of the heroic Welsh princess Gwenllïan (1097-1136) is told in vivid fashion portraying all the romance and harshness of the early middle ages in Wales.

  £4.50

• Around God's Acre in South-Western Wales

  

  An interesting account of the churches, churchyards and gravestones in Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion and Gower, concentrating on fascninating artefacts such as tombstones and stained glass windows.

  £7.50

• Wales of the Unexpected

  

  A collection of fascinating stories from the breadth of Wales's rich folklore, from the shadowy figures which inhabit legends, to the tales of fairies and goblins, together with modern day accounts of apparitions and other weird phenomena.

  £7.50

• Fron-Goch and the Birth of the IRA

  

  A volume which gives an account of the Fron-goch internment camp which was used to house almost 2,000 Irish republicans from 1916 onwards, told from both a Welsh and Irish perspective.

  £7.75

• Ancient Echoes

  

  A book that investigates the ancient sites and monuments of the Llyn peninsula.

  £8.50

• Cromlechs and Cairns in Northern Wales

  

  Welsh and European prehistoric cromlechs and cairns, with a study of specific examples in North Wales.

  £5.95