Asafoetida
Asafoetida has been also referred to as the “Food of the Gods.” The main part of this plant that is used is the resin which …
Butlin’s Barry Island, Wales, UK
Barry Island was a Butlin’s, latterly Majestic Holidays, holiday camp located on Barry Island in Wales. It opened in 1966 and closed in 1996 History …
Regal Cinema, Dublin
The Regal Cinema was a film theatre that operated for almost a quarter of a century in Dublin, Ireland, until its closure in 1962. History …
David Davies (Dai’r Cantwr)
David Davies, also known as Dai’r Cantwr (David the singer) (c. 1812–1874), was a Welsh poet and lay-preacher. He was convicted and sentenced to transportation …
Penally Abbey
Penally Abbey is an old rectory, now the Penally Abbey Country House Hotel and Restaurant overlooking Carmarthen Bay in the village of Penally, about 1.5 …
Sunday Closing (Wales) Act 1881
The Sunday Closing (Wales) Act 1881 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was one of the Licensing Acts 1828 to …
Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr
Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr is a Local General Hospital at Ystrad Mynach serving Caerphilly County Borough in Wales, United Kingdom operated by Aneurin Bevan Local Health …
Screen Cinema, Dublin
The Screen Cinema was a three-screen cinema in Hawkins Street, Dublin, Ireland. History The cinema had been operating since 1984, showing world cinema, and independent …
Valle Crucis Abbey
Valle Crucis Abbey (Valley of the Cross) is a Cistercian abbey located in Llantysilio in Denbighshire, Wales. More formally the Abbey Church of the Blessed …
Narberth Castle, Wales
Narberth Castle is a ruined Norman fortress in the town of Narberth, Pembrokeshire, West Wales. It was first mentioned in 1116 and forms part of …