Chwalfa

Chwalfa is a Welsh language novel written by T. Rowland Hughes in 1946.

1967 edition
(publ. Gwasg Aberystwyth)

The novel chronicles the history of the Ifans family in the imaginary quarry town of Llechfaen. However, the story is based on the real events in Bethesda, Gwynedd, at the time of the 'Great Strike' at Penrhyn Quarry between 1900 and 1903.

Adaptions

Chwalfa has been adapted for the stage and screen. In 2016, it was produced by Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru.[1]

In the early 1960s, the BBC produced a television adaption of the novel.

References
  1. Hickling, Alfred (19 February 2016). "Chwalfa review – Welsh-language industrial drama has a universal power". The Guardian.
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