"Les Bretons au pays de Galles"
Name of traveller
Alain de Botmelas, pseudonym of Régis-Marie-Joseph de l'Estourbeillon de la Garnache (1858-1946)
Reason for travel
- visit to the Cardiff Eisteddfod 1899 as part of the Breton delegation
Date of travel
1899
Nous admirons grandement votre patriotisme local pouvant se manifester au milieu d’institutions libres et contribuant aussi à fortifier le patriotisme du Royaume Uni. (de Botmelas 12)
Content
- customs:
- descriptions of Gorsedd ceremonies and competitions
- Welsh patriotism at eisteddfod as source of inspiration for Breton delegates
- includes text of speeches of thanks offered by Régis de l'Estourbeillon (1858-1946)
- Llanover reception with costumed harpists playing Welsh anthem and other tunes
- people:
- travelling with Anatole Le Braz (1859-1926), Jean Le Fustec (1855-1910) and Charles Le Goffic (1853-1932); further delegates in the group are Le Gonidec de Traissan, Louis-Albert Bourgault-Ducoudray (1840-1910), René Grivart, François Jaffrennou (1879-1956) and Frañsez Vallée (1860-1949)
- attends reception prepared by Gwenynen Gwent yr Ail (Augusta Herbert of Llanover) (1824-1912), Abergavenny
- Professor Barbier praised for his warm welcome
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Nationality of traveller
Breton; French
Language of publication
French
Gender of traveller
Male
Type of publication
travelogue
Citation
[l'Estourbeillon de la Garnache, Régis-Marie-Joseph de] Botmelas, Alain de. "Les Bretons au pays de Galles." Revue historique de l'Ouest : paraissant tous les deux mois 15.1 (1899): 91-9. Print.