St Fagans 

The tour continues here....

Another farmhouse a little more modest than the first one I visited.

A pottery kiln, another source of early commerce.

Leather tanning was a vital industry. Tanneries were usually places away from the town as the work was an awful smelly job. What used to take 3 years to produce now takes about 3 days!

The Oakdale Workmen's Institute was a community center and meeting place. Workmen's Institutes were a vital part of a Welsh miner's life.

Another example of a small farmhouse with it's thatched roof.

The interior of the farmhouse with the hearth burning. The hearth was the original central heating.

Religion was an everyday part of Welsh life. Here is the interior of the Pen-rhlw Chapel. Each family had a private pew which they were responsible for its cleaning.

Going back a thousand years, here is a recreation of a Celtic village. The huts had low doorway, a center open fire and a tall pointed roof with a opening for the smoke. I went inside one and it was smokier than my usual Friday table at the pub! Being a non-smoker I didn't stay long. I felt sorry for the museum attendant who was sitting in there! These were recreated from evidence found at archeological digs.

Wooden circles like this one were used in early Celtic ceremonies.

After spending several hours exploring the museum I followed the path out of the museum along some beautiful garden to St, Fagans Castle.

A much more modern castle than my experiences in Wales.

This long entryway led to the small village of St. Fagans.

The beautiful old St. Fagans church. A focal gathering point of country life.

Finally I ended my visit to St. Fagan with a Sunday Roast Turkey Dinner at the local pub!

Wales was a beautiful country that I will visit again someday!

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