LlanelliWales

Coal Creek Sister-Schools
in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, South Wales

Briceville Elementary and Lake City Elementary Schools are sister-schools to
Morfa Junior and Halfway Primary Schools in South Wales.
Below are photographs of their town hall and church and
common links between the schools.

Click on smaller images to enlarge:

Town Hall in Llanelli		Parish Church in Llanelli
Dr. Eirug Davies, Welsh Scholar from Harvard University, presenting a flag of Wales to Briceville School students		Briceville Church built by immigrant Welsh coal miners in 1888
Rees R. Thomas was born in Carmarthen, South Wales and is buried in Wiley Cemetery in Lake City, TN		Headstone of Rees R. Thomas after cleaning by Briceville students. Born in Carmathen, South Wales (1814 to 1891)
1855 New Testament (Testament Newydd) that belonged to Rees R. Thomas		One column of his New Testament is written in Welsh and the adjacent column in English. That's probably how the Welsh learned English when they got to America.
Entrance to Welsh Cemetery in the Wye Community of Coal Creek		Announcement from 1891 Eisteddfod cultural festival in Chattanooga, TN, attended by Welsh-Americans from ten states
Newspaper article from 1936 about the early Welsh settlers in East Tennessee		John D. Jones born in Kidwelly, Wales (1837-1896) buried in Coal Creek, Tennessee Headstone in Leach Cemetery
Priscilla Watts Lloyd born at Blanaven, South Wales (1862-1910) buried in Coal Creek, Tennessee -- Headstone in Leach Cemetery		Elizabeth Jones 1828 -- 1898 buried in Jellico, Tennessee (See Welsh hymn on her headstone with translation added)
Eliza Jenkins (1854 -- 1912) born in Barry, Wales buried in Williamsburg, KY		Margaret Jones Griffith (1862 -- 1936) born in Barnioth, Wales. Buried in Newcomb, Tennessee
Thomas Griffith born in Pentre, North Wales (1860--1917) Buried in Newcomb, Tennessee		Annie Perry born in Pontypridd, Wales (1848--1912) Buried in Newcomb, Tennessee
Thomas Phillips born in Dowlais, Wales (1843--1895) buried in Oliver Springs, Tennessee		David Griffiths born in Llanelli, Wales (1834--1898) buried in Sale Creek, Tennessee
James T. Williams born at Mydrin, South Wales (1840--1902) buried in Sale Creek, Tennessee		Thomas Roberts born Aberdare, South Wales (1879--1919) buried in Soddy, Tennessee
Abraham Lloyd born in Pontfaen Glamorganshire, Wales (1845--1910) buried in Soddy, Tennessee
Map of United States		Map of East Tennessee
Map of Great Britain		Map of Wales
Coal Creek's Welsh Sister-School celebrates St. David's Day -- March 1, 2005 Below are some photos taken on St. David's Day in Wales at Morfa Junior School. The movie clip is a short greeting from the pupils. The others are the children dressed in traditional costumes worn to celebrate the country's patron saint St. David. Their teacher Alistair Crawford told us, "In school we had cawl (soup) and welsh cakes (a flat currant cake). We then brought in all the foods of Wales: cockles, laverbread (seaweed) cheeses, bara brith ( speckled bread) rissoles ( meat. potato and onion wrapped in a breadcrumb coating) and faggots (A meat food made from offal). We then had an inter house school quiz on interesting facts of Wales. Both kids and staff had a good time and everybody enjoyed the banquet." Click on the images below:
The pupils in costume	The girls with traditional Welsh food -- Yum!		Short video greeting
Activity Update: MORFA JUNIOR SCHOOL, Olive Street, Morfa, Llanelli Tel/Fax: 01554 774629 Headteacher: Mrs. S.C. Powell email head.morfaiau@ysgolccc.org.uk Click on image to enlarge Llanelli Captain visits Morfa Junior School with the Konica Cup Ioan Cunningham, Captain of the Llanelli RFC, brought the Konica Cup that he and his team won in the Cup Final in the Millennium Stadium at the beginning of this month. He spent part of the morning with Year 5 children, their teacher and the school’s athrowan bro, Mr. David James. The children were encouraged to ask Ioan questions in Welsh and to listen to the player as he answered the questions in Welsh. It gave the pupils the opportunity to practice their oral welsh language skills. Mr. James encouraged the children to use the phrases and vocabulary that they had been learning in class. Afterwards Mr. Cunningham met the rest of the school during an assembly where he faced a barrage of questions from the youngsters. Mrs. Powell, the headteacher, would like to thank Ioan and the management team of the Llanelli Scarlets for assisting in extending the pupil’s opportunities in using their Welsh language skills in such unique and exciting way.