Welsh Italians (Italian: italo-gallesi; Welsh: Cymry Eidalaidd) are Welsh who are fully or partially of Italian descent, whose ancestors were Italians who emigrated to Wales during the Italian diaspora, or Italian-born people in Wales.

Dec 15, 2010 · However, the two communities had opposing attitudes towards religion, with the Roman Catholic Italians having a very different approach from the Welsh nonconformist one. There were to be...

May 13, 2024 · Why are there lots of Italians in Wales? The large Italian population in Wales can be attributed to several factors, including historical events and economic opportunities. Here are some of the key questions and answers that shed light on the presence of Italians in Wales: 1. Most Italian immigration to Wales took place in the …

Oct 22, 2012 · It is estimated now that there are over 40,000 men, women and children of Italian origin living in Wales. It is the largest Italian community in Britain and has included famous individuals such...

The Italian community in Wales established strong social networks to support each other and maintain their cultural identity. They formed mutual aid societies, social clubs, and religious organisations that provided assistance and a sense of belonging.

Feb 25, 2020 · The migrants arrived from all over Italy during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but those who came to Wales originated predominantly from two distinct areas: Bardi in the northern part of Italy (the Bardigiani), and another often overlooked but significant area Picinisco, a more southerly mountain-top comune, a cluster of hamlets not ...

Feb 25, 2020 · But Italian migration to Wales extends far beyond Giacomo Bracchi and his frothy coffees. Casting the net wider, Italians have made significant contributions to everyday life in Wales from the Victorian times onwards.

Italians have become one of Wales’ most noticeable migrant groups, their narratives figuring prominently in Welsh popular culture and collective memory ... despite their numerical marginality, geographically dispersed migrants can resist assimilation and maintain distinct cultural identities.

the most well-known Italian families who settled in Wales (the Bracchis, the Contis, the Fulgonis, to name but a few), the story is representative of the story of many other Italians who migrated from the same region. They left the unproductive farming lands of the mountain hills in northern Italy in search of a better living.

Italians left their homeland in search of a better future after the Second World War - many of them settled in south west Wales. Now an exhibition relaying their stories with evocative images...