Wales glossary
Wales glossary
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RoofingRipping the top or roof away and making the roof safe before mining coal. | |
Rorke’s DriftSuccessful defence by a small contingent of South Wales Borderers of a mission station in Natal, South Africa, which was attacked by 4,000–5,000 Zulu warriors in January 1879. | |
RoundheadsSupporters of Parliament in the Civil War. | |
Rubbish menQuarrymen who piled up the non-usable slate. | |
Ruins | |
RybelwyrSee Rubbish men. | |