Capel Celyn was a small but thriving rural community ... a general store, a chapel, a school, and a cemetery. More importantly, it was a cultural stronghold of the Welsh language—almost the ...

In 1965, despite huge protests, the Welsh speaking village of Capel Celyn near Bala was drowned under the newly formed Tryweryn reservoir in order to provide a new water supply for Liverpool.

In 1965, despite huge protests, the Welsh speaking village of Capel Celyn near Bala was drowned under the newly formed Tryweryn reservoir in order to provide a new water supply for Liverpool.