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From: "Pauline James" <>
Subject: Re: [CMN-FHS] CARMARTHENSHIRE-FHS Digest, Vol 2, Issue 271
Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2007 18:25:48 +0200
References: <BAY143-F130DD0532BBBCBA497DA8FD9670@phx.gbl>


Hi Sue

thanks for that.......cannot see the film mentioned though, only a book, am
I looking in the wrong place...

Pauline


----- Original Message -----
From: "Susan Rees" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 6:01 PM
Subject: Re: [CMN-FHS] CARMARTHENSHIRE-FHS Digest, Vol 2, Issue 271


> Hi All,
>
> The book by Pat Molloy, about Rebecca riots, is available on Amazon the
> film
> is there second hand as well. I was looking for something else and looked
> while I was at it.
> Happy hunting.
>
> Sue
>
>>From: "Pauline James" <>
>>Reply-To:
>>To: <>
>>Subject: Re: [CMN-FHS] CARMARTHENSHIRE-FHS Digest, Vol 2, Issue 271
>>Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2007 15:56:23 +0200
>>
>>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)
>> >
>> >
>> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >
>> > Message: 1
>> > Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2007 08:03:34 +0200
>> > From: "Pauline James" <>
>> > Subject: Re: [CMN-FHS] Rebecca Riots
>> > To: <>
>> > Message-ID: <003c01c775b5$d0258a40$>
>> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
>> > reply-type=original
>> >
>> > 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
>> >>
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >>
>> >> Message: 1
>> >> Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 09:03:07 +0100
>> >> From: Peggie Lloyd <>
>> >> Subject: Re: [CMN-FHS] William Rees
>> >> To: "" <>,
>> >>
>> >> Message-ID: <>
>> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
>> >>
>> >> 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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