Pontgarreg Primary School
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Pontgarreg Primary School
Image: © Cered Taken: 19 Aug 2005
The 'Welsh Not' was used in this school during the eighteenth and nineteenth century in a bid to prevent pupils from speaking Welsh. The 'Welsh Not', which usually consisted of a small piece of wood or slate inscribed with the letters 'W.N', was hung around the neck of a child who was caught speaking Welsh. At the end of the school day, the child wearing the 'Welsh Not' would be punished by the schoolteacher.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.159127
Longitude
-4.43403