Capel Celyn
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Capel Celyn was a Welsh rural community in the Tryweryn Valley that became a symbol of Welsh nationalism after being controversially flooded in the 1960s to create a reservoir.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former rural community
ⓘ
former village ⓘ |
| administrativeAreaAtTime | Merionethshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Cofiwch Dryweryn mural NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| becameSymbolOf |
Welsh nationalism
ⓘ
Welsh political protest ⓘ |
| controversyReason |
decision taken by UK Parliament rather than Welsh body
ⓘ
local opposition ignored ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
symbol of defence of Welsh language
ⓘ
symbol of loss of Welsh communities ⓘ |
| dateOfParliamentaryAct | 1957 ⓘ |
| demolishedBeforeFlooding | buildings cleared ⓘ |
| displacedResidentsNumber |
dozens of residents
ⓘ
several families ⓘ |
| floodingApprovedBy | UK Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floodingOpposedBy |
Welsh nationalists
ⓘ
Welsh people ⓘ most Welsh MPs ⓘ |
| hadFacility |
chapel
ⓘ
farms ⓘ post office ⓘ school ⓘ |
| languageMajority | Welsh-speaking ⓘ |
| legacy | inspired Welsh protest slogan "Cofiwch Dryweryn" ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gwynedd
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tryweryn Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ north Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorialLocation | near Llyn Celyn dam ⓘ |
| memorialType | commemorative monuments in Wales ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Tryweryn Valley flooding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryAct | Liverpool Corporation Act 1957 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalImpact |
became rallying point for Plaid Cymru
ⓘ
strengthened calls for Welsh devolution ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | predominantly Welsh-speaking community ⓘ |
| preFloodEconomy |
agriculture
ⓘ
sheep farming ⓘ |
| purposeOfReservoir |
water supply for Liverpool
ⓘ
water supply for Wirral ⓘ |
| region | Snowdonia area ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Nonconformist chapel community ⓘ |
| status |
no longer inhabited
ⓘ
submerged ⓘ |
| transportLinkBeforeFlooding | rural roads only ⓘ |
| wasFloodedBy | Liverpool Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasFloodedFor | Llyn Celyn reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasFloodedIn |
1960s
ⓘ
1965 ⓘ |
| waterBodyCreated | Llyn Celyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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