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From: "Pauline James" <>
Subject: Re: [CMN-FHS] CARMARTHENSHIRE-FHS Digest, Vol 2, Issue 271
Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2007 15:56:23 +0200
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Hi Cherlyn

The film was made in 1991 and was called 'Rebecca's daughters' ...it was
filmed on location in Wales, one of the main actors was Peter
O'Toole......MGM here shows the good old films, we missed the first quarter
of an hour, but we really enjoyed it........have never seen it
before....yes, the singing was wonderful, to hear the welsh hymns in the
Chapel......the saying was that most of them were 'Methodists' and did not
drink.....but think that was a joke between themselves!!

If you can get your hands on a copy, worth viewing, I enjoyed the way the
period costumes were shown, did not look like Whitland to me
though.....don't know what sand-dunes they were using!!

Pauline


----- Original Message -----
From: "Cherlyn Bruns" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 3:02 PM
Subject: Re: [CMN-FHS] CARMARTHENSHIRE-FHS Digest, Vol 2, Issue 271


> Hi Pauline
> The MGM film sounds very interesting. I wish I could access this film.
> What was the name of the movie or documentary?
>
> I can believe the part of singing. My father can remember his aunts and
> uncles singing all the time. Jac Tyisha's brother and family came to USA
> in
> 1865. They sang as they did household chores and even in the field. They
> sang at funerals and other occasions as well.
> Cherlyn
>
>
> Today's Topics:
>
> 1. Re: Rebecca Riots (Pauline James)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2007 08:03:34 +0200
> From: "Pauline James" <>
> Subject: Re: [CMN-FHS] Rebecca Riots
> To: <>
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> Hi Cherlyn
>
> Talking about Rebecca Riots, Richard and I watched this on MGM films last
> night, it was wonderful to watch, and rather amusing it was supposed to be
> Whitland and St Clears......they must have used quite a few welsh
> actors......Ray Gravell was one - (and he's a ex rugby player, now
> television interviewer for the rugby...)
>
> It was nice to see the period costumes and how they were supposed to have
> lived!! They supposedly drove the militia mad with their 'singing'......
>
> Pauline
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cherlyn Bruns" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 12:13 AM
> Subject: [CMN-FHS] Rebecca Riots
>
>
>> Dear Peggy;
>>
>> Tyisha is in Llannon. Have you read the book "And they blessed Rebecca"
>> by
>> Pat Malloy. It is very informative about the Rebecca Riots.
>>
>> Cherlyn
>>
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 09:03:07 +0100
>> From: Peggie Lloyd <>
>> Subject: Re: [CMN-FHS] William Rees
>> To: "" <>,
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>> Hi Cherlyn and Richard
>>
>> I'm interested in the Rebecca Riots and William Rees. My grt grt
>> grandfather. John Rees 1843-1924 was illegitimate and all I know about
>> his father is that his name was William Rees, he was a farmer and buried
>> at St Peter's, Carmarthen. John was brought up by his uncle and aunt
>> (Thomas surname) in Pontantwn, until he moved to Burry Port. You
>> mention Jac Tyisha - is that Tyisha in Burry Port?
>>
>> Peggie
>>
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