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  • This horn was used to carry explosive powder. The powder was placed in holes drilled into the rock face before being detonated.
Slate quarryman's powder-horn, 19th century
  • This ballad was written by Abel Jones 'Bardd Crwst' (1829-1901) and tells the story of the accident which took place near Cwm-y-glo, Caernarfonshire, on 30 June 1869. Two wagons of Nitro-glycerine oil which were on their way to the nearby slate quarries exploded, killing five and injuring several others. The names of the victims, which included two young boys, as well as the names of the injured men are listed on page 1.
Welsh ballad re. the explosion which killed 5 people at Cwm-y-glo, 30 June 1869, page 1