COFIWCH DRYWERYN - Sweatshirt

In July 1957, following parliamentary approval, Liverpool City Council pursued the flooding of the Tryweryn Valley without the consent of Welsh authorities and against the wishes of most Welsh Members of Parliament. The council also failed to respond to formal planning inquiries presented by residents to explain their concerns with the proposal. Despite protests in Liverpool, London, and Wales, the valley was flooded in 1965, and several centuries-old communities such as Capel Celyn were lost.

In 1962 and 1963, Meic Stephens, father of BBC Radio DJ Huw and a Welsh author and scholar, had painted numerous slogans across the South Wales Valleys. In response to the upcoming flooding of the Tryweryn Valley, Stephens decided to paint "Cofiwch Tryweryn" Welsh for "Remember Tryweryn", onto a rock. He drove around Wales with his friend Rodric Evans to find a suitable location, after which he spent fifteen to twenty minutes painting the message. The wall Stephens used is part of a ruined cottage named Troed-y-Rhiw. Because the original Cofiwch Tryweryn is grammatically incorrect, subsequent restorations of the wall have repainted the message as Cofiwch Dryweryn, adding the consonant mutation, T becoming D.  

Material: 80% ringspun cotton/20% polyester.

• Drop shoulder style.
• Stylish fit.
• Soft cotton faced fabric.
• Taped neck.
• Ribbed collar, cuffs and hem.
• Twin needle stitching.
• WRAP Certified Production.

Weight: 280 gsm

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