Happy Belated St David’s Day

This was supposed to have been posted on March1st, but unfortunately, I was ill when I got home, so apologies.

Here is a little about St David. St David was born in the year 500, the grandson of Ceredig ap Cunedda, King of Ceredigion. According to legend, his mother St Non gave birth to him on a Pembrokeshire clifftop during a fierce storm. The spot is marked by the ruins of Non’s Chapel, and a nearby holy well is said to have healing powers. 

Events across Wales today will celebrate the greatest figure in the Welsh Age of Saints. He established many religious communities and gives his name to the smallest city in Britain. But much of what we “know” is based on the Latin writings of Rhygyfarch some 500 years after St David lived. He has been the patron saint of Wales since the 12th Century, at a time when there were more than 60 churches in Wales dedicated to him. Vikings regularly raided the cathedral while the shrine was stripped of its jewels during the reformation in the 16th Century.

His last words to his followers came from a sermon he supposedly gave on the previous Sunday: ‘Be joyful, keep the faith, and do the little things that you have heard and seen me do.’ The phrase ‘Gwnewch y pethau bychain mewn bywyd’ – ‘Do the little things in life’ – is still a well-known maxim in Wales. 

In line with St David’s philosophy, here are a few daffodil pictures from around the farm to hopefully, brighten up your day just a little.