Pages: [1]

Author Topic: 'Catch -as catch -can' Welsh Wrestling.  (Read 2263 times)

Offline Prue

  • RootsChat Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 142
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
'Catch -as catch -can' Welsh Wrestling.
« on: Wednesday 13 September 06 14:24 BST (UK) »

I am looking for information on Welsh' Catch-as- catch -can' wrestling.
 champions . Was it a popular sport ? Does anyone know the history of the sport?

Prue.
Johns, Newport
 Johns,Baglan
  Davies,Briton Ferry,
Phillips,Castlemartin

Offline ems girl

  • RootsChat Senior
  • ****
  • Posts: 347
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: 'Catch -as catch -can' Welsh Wrestling.
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 13 September 06 15:02 BST (UK) »
Found quite a few sites by googling.
Try celtic martial arts in search engine, There's a lot about the history of this style of wrestling......enjoy!!
Morgan=Aberdare/Hirwaun
Thomas=Brecon/hirwaun
Havard=Brecon/Hirwaun
Beynon=Hirwaun
Perkins=llanboidy
Checkett=Lancaster
choake=plymouth/Lancaster
Birkett=Lancaster
Hughes=Corwen
Pages: [1]