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Iaith y Llechi (The Language of Slate)

Panel Talk with Menter Iaith Gwynedd

23 September 2026

MENTER IAITH GWYNEDD PRESENTS:

This will be a Welsh language event suitable for learners and open to all!

Do you know the history and uses of ‘ponciau’ or ‘crawiau’ which are well known to the slate areas of Gwynedd? Join us for an evening at Storiel! It will be a chance to meet like minded individuals who love the language. Meirion Macintyre Huws (Mei Mac) and Dr Dafydd Roberts (formerly of Amgueddfa Llechi Cymru) will be chatting about the language of the slate miners and Gwyneth Glyn will close the evening with a selection of old folk songs to further the discussions.

All welcome!

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