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. There were three lads. They were terribly eager to have fun. And not one of them had a single penny, but they went into a tavern and called for three pints of beer. 'I'm to pay', said one. 'No, no', said another. 'No, no', said the other...

Although the history of the Eisteddfod may trace back to a bardic competition held by the Lord Rhys in Cardigan Castle in 1176, the roots of the modern National Eisteddfod as we know it today lie in the latter part of the eighteenth century. In 1789 ...

The eisteddfodau sponsored by the Gwyneddigion began in Bala in September 1789. The influence of the Gwyneddigion would most likely have been an important one - it's probable that they would have established an important eisteddfod movement. But of c...