Welsh people and Welsh speakers have relocated all over the world, and in North America there is a very strong interest in Welsh life by those with ancestry. However it can be difficult to find what provision there is, so here Michelle Fecio and Neil Rowlands present a non-comprehensive list, organised by continent and with, where existing, Facebook and Twitter accounts. Items with a bilingual name, often including Cymdeithas (society), indicate that there is some Welsh-language provision or speakers in the group.
Mae Cymry Cymreig, a rhai Cymraeg eu hiaith, wedi adleoli i bedwar ban byd, ac yn Ne America mae gan bobl a'u teulu'n hanu o Gymru ddiddordeb cryf iawn mewn bywyd Cymreig a Chymraeg. Fodd bynnag mae'n gallu bod yn anodd darganfod beth sy ar gael, ac felly yma mae Michelle Fecio a Neil Rowlands yn cyflawni rhestr o'r fath bethau, er nad un sy'n cynnwys popeth. Mae wedi'i threfnu yn ôl cyfandir, a lle maen nhw'n bodoli, mae manylion ar gyfer cyfrifon Weplyfr a Thrydar hefyd. Os bydd i'r grŵp enw dwyieithog, yn aml un yn cynnwys 'Cymdeithas', wedyn dyna'n dangos mai yn y grŵp ddarpariaeth o ran y Gymraeg, neu fod rhai pobl sy'n siarad Cymraeg yn cymryd rhan.
Would you like to add a society? Hoffech chi ychwanegu cymdeithas? Email us!
For other groups and indivduals, take a look at the Say Something in Welsh forum, expat.com or the international offices of the Welsh Government.
Bord Cynnwys / Table of Contents
- Lloegr ac yr Alban / England and Scotland
- Awstralia & Seland Newydd / Australia & New Zealand
- Canada
- Ewrop / Europe
- Y Dwyrain Canol & Asia / Middle East & Asia
- Yr Wladfa (De America) / Patagonia (South America)
- Yr Unol Daleithiau / The United States
Cymru / Wales
I gael trosolwg cynhwysfawr o'r ddarpariaeth Gymraeg yng Nghymru, ewch i Map o Lefydd i Siarad Cymraeg.
For a comprehensive overview of Welsh-language provision within Wales, go to Map of Places to Speak Welsh.
Lloegr ac yr Alban / England and Scotland
London contains the only Welsh-language centre outside of Wales, the ever-popular London Welsh Centre in Kings Cross, plus a Welsh-language school. The main groups outside of that are Liverpool Welsh, as Liverpool has been a 'capital in exile' for North Wales, plus the Derby Welsh Learners Circle has a thriving community.
Society name
City
Website
Welsh Society of Hull and East Yorkshire
Hull, East Yorkshire
London Welsh School / Ysgol Gymraeg Llundain
Greenford, London
Awstralia & Seland Newydd / Australia & New Zealand
Society name
City / State
Website
Melbourne Welsh Church
Melbourne, Victoria
Sydney Welsh Society / Cymdeithas Cymry Sydney
Sydney, New South Wales
New Zealand Welsh / Welsh Society of Wellington / Cymdeithas Cymreig Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Society name
Province / Territory
Website
Society name
City / Country
Website
Welsh Society in Brussels and Belgium / Cymdeithas Gymreig Brwsel
Brussels, Belgium
Society name
City / Country
Website
Welsh Social Club of Dubai
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
St. David's Society Japan / Cymdeithas Dewi Sant Siapan
Tokyo and Kansai, Japan
Yr Wladfa (De America) / Patagonia (South America)
Of all the Wales-Patagonia connections, the best starting place is Cymdeithas Cymru-Ariannin; also Welsh-language tours are available through Welsh Patagonia.
Parallel.cymru: Jeremy Wood- Yr Iaith Gymraeg yn y Wladfa / The Welsh language in Patagonia
Parallel.cymru: Cerdiau Post o Ysgyl y Cwm / Postcards from Ysgol y Cwm
Society name
City / Country
Website
The Wales-Argentina Society / Cymdeithas Cymru-Ariannin / La Asociación Gales-Argentina
Patagonia & Wales
Capilla Seion
Esquel, Patagonia
Capilla Glan Alaw
Gaiman, Patagonia
The Landings Museum / Amgueddfa'r Glaniad / Museo del Desembarco
Puerto Madryn, Patagonia
Asociación Eisteddfod del Chubut
Trelew, Patagonia
Yr Unol Daleithiau / The United States
With groups all over the eastern shore, Welsh culture is alive in America. The main groups are AmeriCymru, Welsh North American Association with its paper Ninnau, Cymdeithas Madog and New York Welsh.
Parallel.cymru: Shelley Hughes: Llywodraeth Cymru yng Ngogledd America / Welsh Government in North America
Parallel.cymru: Dysgwr Michelle Fecio: Adnoddau i ddysgwyr rhyngwladol / Resources for International Learners
Society name
State
Website
Cymdeithas Madog, the Welsh Studies Institute in North America
Annual course
Welsh Congregation of New York / Eglwys y Cymry Efrog Newydd
New York
