'Beth sydd mewn enw - helynt rhoi'r enw Strata Florida ar Orsaf Ystrad Meurig' - Keith Bush
22.03.24, 1.00pm
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Ym 1867, gydag agoriad y rheilffordd o Gaerfyrddin i Aberystwyth, rhoddwyd Ystrad Meurig ar fap rheilffyrdd Prydain Fawr - ond gan roi'r enw "Strata Florida" ar orsaf y pentref. Beth oedd adwaith trigolion lleol dylanwadol i hyn? A beth oedd cymhelliad y cwmni rheilffordd am ddewis enw yr oedd llawer yn ei weld yn un hollol gamarweiniol?
Dyma'r hanes a drafodir gan Keith Bush, Cymrawd Cyfraith Cymru ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd ac un sydd â diddordeb arbennig yn helyntion gwleidyddol a chyfreithiol a gododd mewn perthynas ag adeiladu rheilffyrdd Canolbarth Cymru.
Digwyddiad trwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg – darperir cyfieithu ar y pryd.
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In 1867, with the opening of the railway from Camarthen to Aberystwyth, Ystrad Meurig was put on the railway map of Great Britain - but with the name "Strata Florida" given to the village's station. What was the reaction of influential local residents to this? And what was the motive of the railway company for choosing a name which many saw as wholly misleading?
This is the history to be discussed by Keith Bush, Fellow in Welsh Law at Cardiff University and one who has a particular interest in the political and legal disputes which arose in relation to the construction of the railways of Mid Wales.
Event held through the medium of Welsh – simultaneous translation provided.
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