Cofiwch Y Morwyr/ Remember the Sailors

So reads the plaque on the gallery in Tabernacle Chapel. And our President, Elinor, has helped us do just that through her fascinating article in the 2026 Aberaeron Town guide.

It tells us more about the inscription too.

PHOTO : Thanks to Dai Jones

Aberaeron’s rich maritime heritage is often unsung. In Cymdeithas we are trying to help address this:

• You can see photographs of the ships built in Aberaeron and of many of our local captains and their crew in the photo gallery on this website

  
  

• Our heritage section on the site includes a number of articles about our seafaring folk

  
  

• We regularly include talks about our maritime history in our programme . The most recent was about the barque Friedeburg, lost at sea in 1887 with 6 Aberaeron men on board including the Master, Evan Lloyd.

  
  

• Our new exhibition cabinet in Llanerchaeron also has a maritime theme.

Do take the opportunity to see what we have and please share with us any historic information about the experiences of your own ancestors at sea.

It is so important that we remember our sailors.

( Cover photo owned by Elinor Gwilym and family.)