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Dr Naomi Palmer @naomipalmer.bsky.social · 18d

Cytuno'n llwyr! A bydden i'n dadlau bod hyn yn fwy o broblem mewn ysgolion Saesneg yn anffodus. Disgyblion yn gadael yr ysgol gyda diffyg ymwybyddiaeth o ddiwylliant, iaith a hanes Cymru.
www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/ert...

Disgyblion yn gwybod mwy am y Natsïaid na hanes Cymru - darlithydd

Mae disgyblion yng Nghymru'n dysgu mwy am y Natsïaid yn yr Almaen nag am

www.bbc.co.uk

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Dr Naomi Palmer @naomipalmer.bsky.social · Jul 29

There was another Eisteddfod 'y Gadair Ddu' (Black Chair); Wrexham Eisteddfod 1876 as Taliesin o Eifion (Thomas Jones) won the Chair. He died on June 1st 1876 and the chair was covered with a black veil during the chairing ceremony. The same procedure was followed at the Birkenhead Eisteddfod 1917.

Wrexham Eisteddfod 1876 Chair. Image by Denbighshire Museum Collection.

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Dr Naomi Palmer @naomipalmer.bsky.social · Jul 29

Bu Eisteddfod 'y Gadair Ddu' arall sef Eisteddfod Wrecsam 1876 wrth i Taliesin o Eifion (Thomas Jones) ennill y Gadair. Bu farw ar Fehefin 1af 1876 ac felly gorchuddiwyd y gadair gyda gorchudd du yn ystod y seremoni cadeirio. Dilynwyd yr un drefn yn Eisteddfod Birkenhead 1917.

Y Gadair yn Eisteddfod Wrecsam 1876. Llun gan Gasgliad Amgueddfa Sir Ddinbych.

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Dr Naomi Palmer @naomipalmer.bsky.social · Jun 16

Wedi neud fy 'debut' radio! Diolch i @aledhughes.bsky.social a thîm BBC Radio Cymru am y cyfle i siarad am hanes 'Côr Coll' Eisteddfod Bangor 1915 a seremoni bwysig arall gymerodd lle ar yr un diwrnod a seremoni cadeirio'r 'Gadair Ddu' yn Eisteddfod Penbedw 1917. Mwy yn rhifyn 8 o Hanes Byw!

Clawr Hanes Byw, rhifyn 8, Haf 2025. Clawr glas gyda llun du a gwyn o grŵp o fenywod ar y blaen, ceir y teitl 'Hanes Byw' ar dop y dudalen a'r testun 'Mynd o nerth i nerth: Archif Menywod Cymru' ar y clawr. Ceir hefyd 3 bocs testun glas o destun: Capten y Mauretania; Be nesa i'r Amgueddfa Lechi?; Hanes hynod label Fflach.

Yr erthygl yn Hanes Huw: 'Hanes 'Côr Coll' Eisteddfod Bangor, 1915' gan Naomi Palmer.

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Swansea University Transcription Centre @sutranscription.bsky.social · May 15

Today is the 14th Global Accessibility Awareness Day (#GAAD). The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about access and inclusion, and the more than 1 billion people with disabilities/impairments. More info: accessibility.day [Thread] [1 of 11]

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Swansea University Transcription Centre @sutranscription.bsky.social · May 15

Heddiw yw’r pedwerydd ar ddeg Diwrnod Ymwybyddiaeth Hygyrchedd y Byd #GAAD. Pwrpas GAAD yw annog pawb i siarad, meddwl a dysgu am hygyrchedd a chynhwysiant, a dros 1 biliwn o bobl gydag anableddau. Mwy o wybodaeth: accessibility.day [Edefyn] [1 o 9]

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Swansea University Transcription Centre @sutranscription.bsky.social · Mar 25

It's @rnib.bsky.social #Braille200 day at Swansea University! 🤩 10am-3pm at Singleton Park Library and Taliesin Create. Learn more about braille heritage, have a go at LEGO® Braille Bricks, learn Grade 1 braille by sight in just 30 minutes and more!
www.swansea.ac.uk/press-office...

Swansea University to celebrate 200 years of braille with free public event

Swansea University will be the first stop in Wales on a nationwide tour commemorating 200 years of braille, helping to highlight how this tactile system of raised dots empowers people with sight loss.

www.swansea.ac.uk

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Swansea University Transcription Centre @sutranscription.bsky.social · Mar 25

Mae'n ddiwrnod #Braille200 @rnib.bsky.social ym Mhrifysgol Abertawe! 🤩 10yb-3yh yn Llyfrgell Parc Singleton a Chanolfan y Celfyddydau Taliesin. Dysgwch fwy am dreftadaeth braille, rhowch gynnig ar frics Braille LEGO®, dysgwch braille Gradd 1 mewn 30 munud a mwy! www.swansea.ac.uk/cy/swyddfar-...

Prifysgol Abertawe'n dathlu 200 mlynedd o Braille gyda digwyddiad cyhoeddus am ddim

Prifysgol Abertawe fydd y cyrchfan cyntaf yng Nghymru ar daith genedlaethol sy'n dathlu 200 mlynedd o braille, sy'n helpu i amlygu sut mae'r system gyffyrddol o smotiau sydd wedi’u codi’n grymuso pobl...

www.swansea.ac.uk

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Dr Naomi Palmer @naomipalmer.bsky.social · Feb 12

Gobeithio gallu rhannu mwy am y stori yn y misoedd nesaf... 👀

Dr Naomi Palmer @naomipalmer.bsky.social · Dec 12

Blwyddyn diwetha wnes i dreulio peth amser yn ceisio dod o hyd i wybodaeth am 'Côr Coll' Eisteddfod Bangor 1915. Cystadlodd 2 fataliwn o'r RWF (Ffiwsilwyr Brenhinol Cymreig), 16eg â'r 17eg, yng nghystadleuaeth y corau meibion. [1/4]

Dr Naomi Palmer @naomipalmer.bsky.social · Feb 12

Hopefully will be able to share a bit more about this story in the next few months... 👀

Dr Naomi Palmer @naomipalmer.bsky.social · Dec 12

Last year I spent some time researching the 'Lost Choir' of the Bangor Eisteddfod 1915. Two RWF (Royal Welsh Fusiliers) battalions (16th and 17th) competed in the male voice choir competition, the 16th won (it's widely reported that it was the 17th, it wasn't). [1/4]

Dr Naomi Palmer @naomipalmer.bsky.social · Jan 20

Appreciate this... if you know, you know!

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Wici Cymru @wicicymru.bsky.social · Jan 17

#aydh Ar y dydd hwn yn 1863 (162 blynedd yn ôl) – ganwyd David Lloyd, gwleidydd Cymreig a ddaeth yn Brif Weinidog ar y DU.

cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_L...

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Swansea University Transcription Centre @sutranscription.bsky.social · Dec 16

‘Cwrdd â'r Tîm @sutranscription.bsky.social' Rhifyn Nadolig 🎄🎅 Nesaf... Naomi a Sofie!

‘Cwrdd â'r Tîm’ Rhifyn Nadolig – Naomi
- Beth yw dy hoff ffilm Nadolig?
The Grinch a Love Actually
- Beth yw dy hoff gân Nadolig?
The Pogues - Fairytale of New York a fi'n caru carolau Nadolig
- Sawl siwmper Nadolig sydd gennyt ti?
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- Beth yw dy hoff ran o’r cinio Nadolig?
Y cwbl oll (heblaw am ysgewyll...)
- Oes gennyt ti awgrymiadau ar gyfer Nadolig cynaliadwy?
Defnyddio papur brown i lapio anrhegion a gwneud tagiau anrheg allan o gardiau Nadolig

‘Cwrdd â'r Tîm’ Rhifyn Nadolig – Sofie
- Beth yw dy hoff ffilm Nadolig?
Elf
- Beth yw dy hoff gân Nadolig?
Feliz Navidad
- Sawl siwmper Nadolig sydd gennyt ti?
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- Beth yw dy hoff ran o’r cinio Nadolig?
Tatws rhost
- Oes gennyt ti awgrymiadau ar gyfer Nadolig cynaliadwy?
Mae goleuadau LED yn llawer mwy effeithlon o ran egni na’r rhai gwynias traddodiadol

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Swansea University Transcription Centre @sutranscription.bsky.social · Dec 16

'Meet the @sutranscription.bsky.social Team' Christmas Edition 🎄🎅 Next up... Naomi and Sofie!

‘Meet the Team’ Christmas Edition - Naomi
- What’s your favourite Christmas film?
The Grinch and Love Actually
- What’s your favourite Christmas song?
The Pogues - Fairytale of New York, but I love Christmas carols
- How many Christmas jumpers do you own?
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- What’s your favourite part of a Christmas dinner?
All of it (minus sprouts...)
- Do you have any sustainable Christmas tips?
Using brown paper to wrap presents and making gift tags out of Christmas cards

‘Meet the Team’ Christmas Edition – Sofie
- What’s your favourite Christmas film?
Elf
- What’s your favourite Christmas song?
Feliz Navidad
- How many Christmas jumpers do you own?
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- What’s your favourite part of a Christmas dinner?
Roast potatoes
- Do you have any sustainable Christmas tips?
LED lights are much more energy efficient than traditional incandescent ones!

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Dr Naomi Palmer @naomipalmer.bsky.social · Dec 12

A dyma gôr buddugol yr 16eg fataliwn yn Eisteddfod Bangor 1915.
(Llun yn Rhywle yn Ffrainc gan Tom Price (Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, 2019.) [4/4]

Côr buddugol yr 16eg fataliwn yn Eisteddfod Bangor 1915.
(Llun yn Rhywle yn Ffrainc gan Tom Price (Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, 2019.)

Dr Naomi Palmer @naomipalmer.bsky.social · Dec 12

Des i o hyd i erthygl yn enwi 5 aelod o gôr yr 17eg bataliwn RWF cystadlodd yn Eisteddfod 1915 oedd dal yn fyw ym 1917. Bu'r erthygl yn sôn ynghyd â'r 5 enwyd, roedd hefyd mwy o aelodau. Ydy hyn yn ddigon neu bydd y dirgelwch yn parhau? Beth digwyddodd i aelodau eraill y corau? Pwy oedden nhw? [3/4]

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Dr Naomi Palmer @naomipalmer.bsky.social · Dec 12

Mae'n cael ei adrodd yn aml mai'r 17eg bataliwn enillodd ond yr 16eg bataliwn oedd yr enillwyr. Ym 1917 gwahoddwyd côr bataliwn y 17eg yn ôl i'r Eisteddfod yn Birkenhead a cyhoeddwyd mai'r arweinydd, Is gorporal Samuel Evans oedd yr unig aelod o'r côr oedd wedi goroesi. [2/4]

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Dr Naomi Palmer @naomipalmer.bsky.social · Dec 12

Blwyddyn diwetha wnes i dreulio peth amser yn ceisio dod o hyd i wybodaeth am 'Côr Coll' Eisteddfod Bangor 1915. Cystadlodd 2 fataliwn o'r RWF (Ffiwsilwyr Brenhinol Cymreig), 16eg â'r 17eg, yng nghystadleuaeth y corau meibion. [1/4]

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Dr Naomi Palmer @naomipalmer.bsky.social · Dec 12

Here is the winning choir, the 16th battalion RWF, at the Bangor Eisteddfod in 1915.
(Photo in Rhywle yn Ffrainc by Tom Price (Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, 2019)) [4/4].

16th Battalion RWF Choir at the Bangor Eisteddfod 1915.

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Dr Naomi Palmer @naomipalmer.bsky.social · Dec 12

I've found an article naming 5 members of the 17th RWF Battalion choir from the 1915 Eisteddfod who were still alive in 1917 and also mentioning that there were more in addition to the 5 named. Does this dispel the myth? Who were the other members of the choirs? What happened to them? [3/4]

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Dr Naomi Palmer @naomipalmer.bsky.social · Dec 12

The 17th were invited back to the Eisteddfod in Birkenhead in 1917. It was announced that their conductor, Lance Corporal Samuel Evans was the only surviving member of the choir. I've found evidence which shows that there were other surviving members. [2/4]

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Dr Naomi Palmer @naomipalmer.bsky.social · Dec 12

Last year I spent some time researching the 'Lost Choir' of the Bangor Eisteddfod 1915. Two RWF (Royal Welsh Fusiliers) battalions (16th and 17th) competed in the male voice choir competition, the 16th won (it's widely reported that it was the 17th, it wasn't). [1/4]

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Dr Naomi Palmer @naomipalmer.bsky.social · Dec 10

Rome 🇮🇹🏛️

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Swansea University Transcription Centre @sutranscription.bsky.social · Dec 4

Yn sydyn mae gennym 102 o ddilynwyr ar @bsky.app! 👋
Ar ddechrau'r flwyddyn academaidd newydd, fe wnaethon ni bostio 'Cwrdd â'r Tîm' ar blatfform arall, ond mae hwn yn gyfle da i gyflwyno'r tîm @sutranscription.bsky.social! #Hygyrchedd #FformatauAmgen #Cynwysoldeb

Cwrdd â'r Tîm - Tina

Beth wyt ti’n ei ddarllen ar hyn o bryd? 28 Summers gan Elin Hilderbrand

Fel plentyn, beth oeddet ti eisiau bod ar ôl tyfu i fyny?
Athrawes Addysg Gorfforol a Saesneg

Beth yw dy hoff beth i'w wneud yn Abertawe? Bod wrth y môr, naill ai cerdded, nofio neu badlfyrddio

Beth yw dy hoff beth am weithio ym Mhrifysgol Abertawe?
Yr amrywiaeth fawr o bobl rwy'n ffodus i weithio gyda nhw a'r lleoliad.

Cwestiwn bonws… Beth yw dy hoff beth melys?
Ritter Sport Cornflakes

Cwrdd â'r Tîm - Angharad

Beth wyt ti'n ei ddarllen ar hyn o bryd?
Y Morfarch Arian gan Eurgain Haf, She Needs gan Nay Dawson, Vera Wong's Unasked Advice for Murderers gan Jesse Sutanto

Fel plentyn, beth oeddet ti eisiau bod ar ôl tyfu i fyny?
Nyrs

Beth yw dy hoff beth i'w wneud yn Abertawe?
Nofio yn y môr

Beth yw dy hoff beth am weithio ym Mhrifysgol Abertawe?
Croesi llwybrau gyda ffrindiau hen a newydd, y môr o'n blaenau a'r parc y tu ôl i ni.

Cwestiwn bonws… Beth yw dy hoff beth melys?
Siocled tywyll iawn, a mafon o’r ardd

Cwrdd â'r Tîm - Naomi

Beth wyt ti’n ei ddarllen ar hyn o bryd?
The Miracle of Castel di Sangro gan Joe McGinniss

Fel plentyn, beth oeddet ti eisiau bod ar ôl tyfu i fyny?
Athrawes

Beth yw dy hoff le i ymweld ag ef yn Abertawe?
Stadiwm Swansea.com (dim ond os bydd yr Elyrch yn ennill!), fel arall Llanmadog a Marchnad Abertawe

Beth yw dy hoff beth am weithio ym Mhrifysgol Abertawe?
Rwy'n dysgu pethau newydd yn gyson!

Cwestiwn bonws… Beth yw dy hoff beth melys?
Mae hwn yn gwestiwn anodd ond dwi'n mynd i ddewis Millionaire shortbread

Cwrdd â'r Tîm - Sofie

Beth wyt ti’n ei ddarllen ar hyn o bryd?
Mae gormod o lyfrau i'w cyfrif... Rwy'n mwynhau Silence: In the Age of Noise gan Erling Kagge

Fel plentyn, beth oeddet ti eisiau bod ar ôl tyfu i fyny?
Arlunydd

Beth yw dy hoff beth i'w wneud yn Abertawe?
Mwynhau’r holl fannau gwyrdd sydd gan Abertawe i'w cynnig - Kilvey Hill, Parc Singleton, Gerddi Clun... a mwy!

Beth yw dy hoff beth am weithio ym Mhrifysgol Abertawe?
Bod yn rhan o dîm gwych! Hefyd, cael Parc Singleton ar fy stepen drws.

Cwestiwn bonws… Beth yw dy hoff beth melys?
Unrhyw siocled ... Ond yn enwedig siocled gwyn

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Swansea University Transcription Centre @sutranscription.bsky.social · Dec 4

And just like that we have 102 followers on @bsky.app! 👋
At the beginning of the new academic year, we posted a 'Meet the Team' on another platform, but thought this would be a good opportunity to introduce the @sutranscription.bsky.social team! #Accessibility #AlternativeFormats #Inclusivity

Meet the Team - Tina

What are you reading at the moment? 28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand

As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
PE and English Language Teacher

What is your favourite thing to do in Swansea? Be by the sea, either walking, swimming or paddle boarding

What is your favourite thing about working at Swansea University?
The great variety of people I am lucky to work with and the location.

Bonus question… What is your favourite sweet treat?
Ritter Sport Cornflakes

Meet the Team - Angharad
What are you reading at the moment?
Y Morfarch Arian (The Silver Seahorse) by Eurgain Haf, She Needs by Nay Dawson, Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Sutanto

As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A nurse

What is your favourite thing to do in Swansea?
Sea swimming

What is your favourite thing about working at Swansea University?
Crossing paths with old and new friends, the sea in front of us and the park behind us

Bonus question… What is your favourite sweet treat?
Very dark chocolate and raspberries from my garden

Meet the Team - Naomi

What are you reading at the moment?
The Miracle of Castel di Sangro by Joe McGinniss

As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A teacher

Where is your favourite place to visit in Swansea?
The Swansea.com stadium (only if the Swans win!), otherwise Llanmadoc and Swansea Market

What is your favourite thing about working at Swansea University?
I’m constantly learning new things!

Bonus question…What is your favourite sweet treat?
This is a hard question but I’m going with millionaire shortbread

Meet the Team - Sofie

What are you reading at the moment?
Too many books to count…I am enjoying Silence: In the Age of Noise by Erling Kagge

As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
An artist

What is your favourite thing to do in Swansea?
Enjoy all the green spaces that Swansea has to offer - Kilvey Hill, Singleton Park, Clyne Gardens…and more!

What is your favourite thing about working at Swansea University?
Being part of a wonderful team! Also, having Singleton Park on my doorstep.

Bonus question… What is your favourite sweet treat?
All chocolate…but especially white chocolate

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