blessed be the welsh

from jan morris, the matter of wales: 'in the course of the year 1902 the caban at one blaenau ffestiniog quarry, for example, which met over jam-jars of tea by candle-light in a damp tunnel, organized a mental arithmetic contest, a singing contest, a discussion on the recent education act, a lecture on the subject 'how much greater is a man than a sheep', a spelling bee, a contest to create welsh words, a discourse on vanity, a debate on 'whether a wife is a choice or a necessity', a quiz on the bible, a debate on whether ministers should be appointed for life, a contest to interpret a set poem and several competitions concerning the writing and memorizing of verse.' (267) (though if truth be said, this book isn't worth much because it reads a bit too much like, 'cymru am bydd!' and 'death to the english!')

i love my field of research!