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Gerald of Wales - Churchman, Academic and Travel Writer

Gerald de Barri, better known as Gerald of Wales or in Welsh as Gerallt Gymro, is one of early Medieval Wales’ most colourful characters,...

St Aidan and the Sea Monster

On the evening before Easter, St Aidan was visited by an angel in his monastery in Ferns. The angel warned him that his old friend and...

A Sailor's Tale

In October 1827, the schooner Elizabeth sank off Duffcarrick Head, north of Courtown with the loss of all twenty-nine hands. The ship was...

The Excommunication of William Marshall

William Marshall was known to many as the ‘greatest knight who ever lived’. When he married Isabel de Clare, the daughter of Strongbow...

Record-breaking Daredevil trip across the Irish Sea

On the 16th of August, 1960 three young men from County Wexford decided to set sail for Wales. Instead of taking the usual passenger ship...

Shemi Wâd's Flight

Shemi Wâd was something of a local character and storyteller, and is connected with a number of folktales....

Mermaids Ahoy!

The north Pembrokeshire coast between St David’s and Fishguard is a haven for mermaids! Every other cove it seems has a mermaid sighting!

Ancient Connections: Stories that Connect and Confound

St David's Cathedral and St Edan's Cathedral Church in Ferns are both within the project areas, so the stories of their saints abound!