Butetown Is My Home

[@dzengineering5674]

As a dad whose kids are Irish Somali, we're loving this..I knew an elder in London who came there all them years ago a seaman, then he moved up to London when he retired, lovely man Rahimullah...

[@Darryn2earth]

I'm happy you found a piece you can relate to. Bless up to Rahimullah, and all those to follow 💪

[@tonyhendrickson6160]

Really pleased to see commentaries going beyond the often simplified and generic exploration of Tiger Bay/Butetown. Love the story around Mr Ali at the end of this piece.

[@Darryn2earth]

Thank you!

[@robertevans6596]

Fascinating, always uses to go to Butetown carnival as a lad and loved it. Never realised so many amazing stories. Barry Boy.

[@abdimajidcaydiid110]

Loved growing up in bute town great friends elders who helped us all big up the dinner lady from st Mary's primary school in class of 1990/91 my last school year 6

[@richardgiles2484]

Really interesting to watch videos like this. I started my apprenticeship in Cardiff docks in the dark nights after work I would run up Bute St to get the bus home and definitely wouldn't go up Colindon Rd in the dark 🤣

[@Jo-jf8bb]

Kieth murrel is one intelligent individual

[@wildfire160]

The whole area was kinda weird i remember it being broken up into different areas separated by certain roads and the Glamorganshire Canal,like Pomeroy,The Docks and Butetown and god forbid you would say someone was from Butetown if you lived in the Docks,also people tend to forget some of them weren't mixed that much at least before the mid to late 60s... I was born in 18 Eleanor Street just off Bute Esplanade it was next to Eleanor St school we moved out about 1965 i visit sometimes to remember those that have passed we were a very large family and when i`m there the memories seem stronger...

[@carolinecollett4349]

Was that Frederick de Courcey in centre front row of Gospel mission photo? He was an entrepreneur who built some of Cardiff's arcades.

[@robeltoburrows3768]

The most famous personality out of tiger bay was shirley bassey? I could be wrong, could anyone else tell me a more famous person?

[@carolinecollett4349]

She was from Splott

[@grahambiggs2017]

@@carolinecollett4349 Portmanmoor Rd. Between the Bomb and Dagger and the shops opposite the Wimbourne.

[@wildfire160]

@@carolinecollett4349 I don't really mind her being associated with Tiger Bay it was just a promotional thing after all to kickstart her career..but it does irk a little that in her later life she still insisted she was from there...