Penrhyndeudraeth
Penrhyndeudraeth is a town and neighborhood in the Welsh area of Gwynedd. The town is close to the mouth of the River Dwyryd on the A487 almost 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Porthmadog, and had a population of 2,150 at the 2011 census, increased from 2,031 in 2001. The community consists of Minffordd as well as Portmeirion. According to the 2011 Census, Penrhyndeudraeth is the 19th most Welsh-speaking community in Wales, with roughly 76% of the its locals aged 3 years or older mentioning that they might speak Welsh. According to the latest Estyn examination record of the village's primary school, Ysgol Cefn Coch, 79% of pupils originated from residences where Welsh is spoken. In an event in June 2011, with new English landlords of the Royal Oak club in Penrhyndeudraeth, consumers left the pub in anger and were intimidated with an airgun after being informed to stop purchasing their drinks in Welsh. The pub ultimately had a change of management. The Penrhyndeudraeth Children and also Youngster's Chaired Eisteddfod is held annually at the Memorial Hall. The village is home to the Snowdonia National Park Authority headquarters. There are many language traces of Old Welsh to be located in the name in the Penrhyndeudraeth area, such as "Pont Briwet/ Briwet Bridge (Briwet is cognate with the Breton word "Brued" implying bridge). Remains of old huts can be discovered near Ty 'n y Berllan, which go back to the Bronze Age. Penrhyndeudraeth's Alun 'Sbardun' Huws wrote a song, Strydoedd Aberstalwm (about "streets of long ago"), in tribute to the village. His well-known band Y Tebot Piws additionally recorded their goodbye cd at Penrhyndeudraeth Memorial Hall in 2011.
