Dr Rita Singer, Aberystwyth University, talks about the links between Pembroke Dock and Japan, which stretch back to the time of Lt Heihachiro Togo in the late nineteenth century.
Irish Sea | Local History | Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905
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Dr Elizabeth Edwards, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth, outlines the excitement brought about by the technological advancement of travel by hot air balloon, and details the attempts to cross the Irish Sea in the early nineteenth centur
Wales | Crossing | Hot air balloons
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Dr Rita Singer, Aberystwyth University, details King George IV's visit to Holyhead, en route to Ireland, in 1821, which was thwarted by poor weather and the death of his wife Caroline.
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 | Visits of state | Holy Island (Wales)
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Cathrine Agnew of Wexford County Council outlines the emigration route to Argentina from Wexford, the unexpected links with the Welsh emigrant community in Patagonia and the successful story of John James Murphy, from Kilrane, Co Wexford.
Murphy family | Emigration | Irish emigration to South America
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Dr Joanna Hofer-Robinson of University College Cork discusses the cultural impact of Binden Blood Stoney's Dublin Diving Bell, a feat of 19th-century industrial maritime engineering that featured in playwright Dion Boucicault's 1872 play Babel and Bijou.
Theatre | Bindon Blood Stoney | Dublin Port
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This country park at the edge of Holy Island holds many surprises for its visitors. Park warden Wil Stewart sat down with Ports, Past and Present and talked about the fascinating origins of the country park and what prospective visitors can expect to find here, ranging from wildl
Tourism | Ecotourism | Civil engineering
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David James sat down with Ports, Past and Present to share the fascinating story behind Pembroke Dock’s ginkgo tree and its link with the creation of Japan’s modern navy. Bu David James yn rhannu gyda Phorthladdoedd, ddoe a heddiw stori hynod ryfeddol tu ôl coeden ginkgo Doc P
Port heritage | Coastal heritage | International relations
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This slideshow features some of the Welsh and Irish community contributors to the Ports, Past and Present project films and online story material.
Port Heritage | Coastal Heritage | International relations
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