Drowning of Tryweryn 1965
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1960's protests against the building of the Tryweryn reservoir.
In 1965, despite huge protests, the Welsh speaking village of Capel Celyn near Bala was drowned under the newly formed Tryweryn reservoir in order to provide a new water supply for Liverpool. Includes footage of work on the dam and some of the protests in a news report from the time.
From:
The Sixties
First broadcast
:
26 December 1969
Teachers' notes
Age Group : 7-9,9-11,11-14
Subject : History
Topic : Modern Wales and Britain
Keywords : MAC, FWA, Free Wales Army, Tryweryn, Welsh nationalism, Welsh Language Society, Plaid Cymru, Capel Celyn, History of the Welsh language
Notes : Questions to explore: What has happened here? What type of place was Capel Celyn? Why is this story so important in recent Welsh history? Why do we remember Tryweryn? Assess the various Welsh nationalist militant groups operating at the time - what did they achieve?
