Aberdare as much as Hirwaun and Merthyr was a revolutionary 'storm centre' during the 1831 Merthyr Rising, a story little know but soon to be more fully revealed by S.Ifan in her book Lewsyn yr Heliwr to be published during the coming new year. Suffice here, I touch on the Scotch Cattle Revolt in Aberdar in both 1834 and 1850 both are hardly mentioned in the more popularly known historical references to the Scotch Cattle of Gwent. It appears that representatives of the Aberdare Gadlys works attended a meeting at Rhymney on 13 June 1834, this was a genuine attempt at 'Uinionism' and solidarity in struggle against the Coal Owners. However, it is obvious that there had also been meetings with the Gwent 'Tarw Scotch' as well. As that Summer into the Autum there was some limited Scotch Cattle activity in the Aberdare and Hirwaun area, this was also very much a post script to the 1831 revolt which I am now tempted to call an 'Head of the Valleys' Insurrection.
During the following years matters became quiet until the years 1842 - 43 when Coal Miners of Tredegar went on strike and those of Aberdare came out in sympathy. However, the strike failed largelly due to lack of unity with other pits who insisted on their own 'autonomy'in right to negotiate and make deals with the Mine Owners. In the years that followed after another strike failure at the Powell Pit, Cwmbach the idea of 'Unionism' began to take root and by 1849 a primitive Union had been set up and worked stopped at the Gadlys Pit in an attempt by the colliers to secure certain rights regards employment. As in 1831 there was an huge gathering of 7.000 people on Hirwaun Common and the authorities no doubt very mindful of 1831 began to draft into the area police and troops. As the strike continued bitterness began to rise amongst the workers and people of the area, not least against black- legs. Matters were to turn more dire as the Scotch Cattle rose up again and this time more violently, a black-leg was fatally wounded when a black powder bomb was thrown through a window into his bed room. Further, two black-legs were shot at and funerals of other black-legs were unceremoniously disturbed with 'Rough Music' in demonstrations of anger by Colliers and their families. An unusual incident during this strike was the 'excommunication' of a black-leg from his local chapel for his refusal to go on strike. At the time it was usual for the Non - Conformist Chapels to oppose strikes, Unionism and 'Secret Oaths'. Maybe they were worried their chapel would be bombed, whatever the strike failed and the area settled down and the outbreak of the Crimean War brought prosperity to the valleys and of course with it a rise in British Patriotism and a rush to the colours.
NB: Rather ironically perhaps, my first knowledge of the above was via a research some time back at South Wales Police Museum records via web, I was reading about a Murder case in which one of the witnesses refused to give evidence because the accused was related to a 'Tarw Scotch'. As far as I can remember this case had nothing to do with the Scotch Cattle but it does indicate as to how they were feared even years later. My information above comes from a deep library research of journals in which I found an article by the late Rev.R.I.Parry M.A. for which I am grateful.
THE THIRD SCOTCH CATTLE REVOLT 2013 HENCE.
This however, will be a non violent Revolt against the Windmill Masters of Glywysing - Morgannwg and Gwent - the ancient land of the Silurians who fought the Romans for 50 years. The land of the Lords of Afan to Llywelyn Bren Welsh Chiefs of Blaenau Morgannwg who up to the time of Owain Glyndwr fought long and hard the Robber Baron 'Old Conquistadors . The same land of Iron Worker and Coal Miner who fought in Militant Struggle and Radical strikes the Iron Masters and Coal Masters for over 200 years, fighting for their rights and Liberties as well as resisting the Rape of the Fair Country. Today, this land as been deemed as 'Coed Morgannwg' a land available to a 'New Conquistador aka 'Renewables Robber Barons' - The Windmill Masters who seek to make of our land CORPORATE COLONY CYMRU. In this aided by a Quisling Puppet Welsh Assembly Government who in a 'One Wales Coalition' with Plaid Cymru advanced a totally undemocratic TAN 8 TREATY at behest of the English Government and European Union Imperialists and the 'Green Washer' Neo Colonial Carpet Baggers of 'NO FRIENDS OF WALES' and 'GREENWAR UPON WALES' et al.
Thus we call upon all Socialists and radical left Republicans and Nationalists to become Partisans Cymru and join with us in our third Scotch Cattle Revolt of Passive Resistance, Obstructive Pacifism and Constructive Vandalism - If that sounds scary - do not worry as it is not our intention to see anyone get anyone put in jail but sacrifice will be required in the sense that yes this will be a no messing militant struggle but the campaigning emphasis will be on Passive, Obstructive and Creative Radical Resistance. Your first step on this resistance road will be in reading the Guardian Book Rebel! Rebel! then study up on your own community campaigns based and organised within your own localities.
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POST CONCLUSION.
Further Campaigns in association with the
Great Unrest 1912 - 2012 Group:
Partisan Cymru Flag
REMEMBER
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26 Jan 2012 – Remembering Edward Morgan executed 6th April1835 in Monmouth Jail a member of the Welsh Scotch Cattle Working Class Resistance .
