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Irram Irshad

@irramirshad.bsky.social
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Welsh, Muslim female, Welsh speaker, author, columnist (Lingo360, BylinesCymru), children's stories (Cip), and crazy crafter. Books available via independent bookshops and Books Council Wales.

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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
My latest Lingo360 article looks at an interesting lady who made a difference in her town of Y Fenni. Dathlu Menywod: Blanche Baker-Gabb lingo.360.cymru/cylchgrawn/2...
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Dathlu Menywod: Blanche Baker-Gabb
Y tro yma mae colofnydd Lingo, Irram Irshad, yn edrych ar hanes Blanche Baker-Gabb – menyw dylanwadol o deulu cyfoethog yn y Fenni oedd yn swffragét…  Dw i’n aelod o Archif Menywod Cymru ac mae’n un o...
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
My wonderful writing tutor has written a powerful story about racism. As a white woman, she is a true ally. This story is everything I've been ranting about, but put into the most exquisite language. daxitales.com/the-glint/
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
When 3 of your articles are in the top 10. Numbers 4, 5 and 8 🥰😍❤️💪🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🖊🖊 Lingo360.com
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This was an exciting discovery at St David's. My latest history article in Lingo360. lingo.360.cymru/cylchgrawn/2...
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Cysylltiad Tyddewi â’r mudiad pleidlais i fenywod
Y tro yma, mae Irram Irshad, colofnydd Lingo, yn sôn am ymweliad trefnydd mudiad y Swffragetiaid, Emmeline Pankhurst a’i chyd-ymgyrchwyr â Sir Benfro yn 1908… Mae pawb sydd wedi ymweld â Thyddewi, y d...
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
lingo.360.cymru/2026/wythnos... My latest health column in Lingo360, it's hypo awareness week for diabetics.
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Wythnos Ymwybyddiaeth Hypo
Mae Irram Irshad yn fferyllydd sy’n byw yng Nghaerdydd. Yn ei cholofn y tro yma mae hi’n edrych ar y cyflwr Hypoglycemia  lle mae lefelau siwgr yn y gwaed yn gostwng yn rhy isel…  Mae ‘Wythnos Ymwybyd...
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Nothing to see here except my queen, Prof Kate Williams, autographing her book for me and beautifully promoting mine 😂😻🥰❤️🙏 she is touring her new book and I saw her at the lovely Maesteg Town Hall. With her dress and tiara, she really did look like a queen! 👑👑❤️ and she remembered me from last time!
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
My latest Lingo360 article is about Caldey Island - Ynys Byr, a stunning place, anhygoel. lingo.360.cymru/cylchgrawn/2...
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Ynys Bŷr yn swyno
Roedd colofnydd Lingo wedi bod i Ynys Bŷr ger Dinbych-y-pysgod am y tro cyntaf dros yr haf… Cefais fy swyno yn ystod fy ymweliad cyntaf ag Ynys Bŷr ym mis Gorffennaf eleni. Es i gyda ffrind oedd wedi ...
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
I have emailed my former employer whose malicious, calculated actions nearly led me to take my life in 2014. I have told them I want a written apology. I won't get it, but all replies will be used in my expose of them. Us POC will not be silenced or killed. RIP Prof Arday.
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
A brief note for Nadhim Zahawi.
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
My latest article is about the blue plaques in Tenby, although my editor left out my fave, a rather tenuous one regarding Beatrix Potter 🙈😂🐇🐇 Placiau Glas Dinbych-y-pysgod lingo.360.cymru/cylchgrawn/2...
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Placiau Glas Dinbych-y-pysgod
Mae colofnydd Lingo, Irram Irshad, wedi bod yn dysgu am rai o’r bobl enwog sydd wedi aros yn Ninbych-y-pysgod yn Sir Benfro…  Dw i wedi teithio drwy Ddinbych-y-pysgod o’r blaen ond dw i erioed wedi ar...
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Me noticing my book in the Books Council Wales shop at the Eisteddfod yesterday 🙈😂😍
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
A random Welsh connection in Birmingham. Darganfod cysylltiadau Cymreig yn Birmingham lingo.360.cymru/cylchgrawn/2...
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Darganfod cysylltiadau Cymreig yn Birmingham
Y tro yma mae colofnydd Lingo+, Irram Irshad, wedi bod i Birmingham ac wedi dysgu am hanes Sampson Lloyd, sefydlydd Banc Lloyds…
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
All those years, that Hovis ad was lying to us. It wasn't a street up north in Yorkshire, but in the south - Shaftsbury, Dorset to be precise! It was directed by Ridley Scott before he became a famous film director.
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
My latest Lingo360 article is about Llanelly House with its scandals and hauntings. lingo.360.cymru/cylchgrawn/2...
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Sgandal, ysbryd, a hanes hir Plas Llanelly
Y tro yma, mae Irram Irshad wedi bod yn dysgu mwy am hanes Plas Llanelly yn Sir Gaerfyrddin…  Mae Plas Llanelly wedi cael ei ddisgrifio fel un o’r “tai Sioraidd gorau yng Nghymru”. Ond do’n i ddim wed...
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
My latest article is about the birthplace of a once popular Welsh drink. lingo.360.cymru/cylchgrawn/2...
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Hanes Y Ffatri Bop yn y Porth
Yn ei cholofn y tro yma, mae Irram Irshad yn edrych ar hanes Y Ffatri Bop yn y Porth, y Rhondda sy’n ganolfan gymunedol erbyn hyn…  Fel rhan o fy rôl yn y Gwasanaeth Iechyd Gwladol (GIG), dw i’n gweit...
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
I love the Hay Festival. If you haven't been, you really should, it's lush! My latest article in Lingo360. lingo.360.cymru/cylchgrawn/2...
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Canllaw i Ŵyl y Gelli
Dyma ganllaw Irram Irshad i Ŵyl y Gelli. Mae colofnydd Lingo wedi mwynhau gwrando ar sgyrsiau gyda Dawn French, Richard Coles, David Miliband a Gisele Pelicot…  Dw i’n dwlu ar ddarllen, ysgrifennu a m...
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Beginners enamel jewellery workshop at Lark Design Make in Cardiff. I'm very happy with how my pieces turned out 😍🥰
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
All cancel culture is bad, but rightwing cancel culture is more pervasive and has more powerful backers than leftwing cancel culture. These people are hypocrites as well as Inquisitors. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Have no doubt: the campaign to sack Misan Harriman is part of an assault on black figures in public life | Afua Hirsch
The move against the boss of London’s Southbank Centre sends a forbidding message about who is and isn’t seen as fit to lead in UK culture, says Guardian columnist Afua Hirsch
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Taking a break from fiction with my fast factual book. On its way to Books Council Wales for bookshops to order 🙏❤️📚📚🖋🖋💪💪
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
It's Dementia Awareness Week and my latest Lingo360 article talks about brain health. lingo.360.cymru/2026/dementi...
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Dementia: Y ffactorau risg
Mae hi’n Wythnos Ymwybyddiaeth Dementia yng Nghymru rhwng 18 a 24 Mai. Yn ei cholofn y tro yma mae’r fferyllydd Irram Irshad yn edrych ar y ffactorau risg mwyaf cyffredin…  Mae Wythnos Ymwybyddiaeth D...
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Britain still a proudly racist country. At least it's consistent.
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Strongly recommend visiting Parc Howard in Llanelli, it's beautiful. lingo.360.cymru/cylchgrawn/2...
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Hanes Parc Howard
Mae Irram Irshad wedi bod yn edrych ar hanes Amgueddfa ac Oriel Gelf Parc Howard yn Llanelli y tro yma… Wnes i ymweld â Pharc Howard yn Llanelli ar ddiwrnod braf. Roedd teuluoedd yn cael picnic yn y p...
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
The second part of my Jane Austen article with the Welsh connection. lingo.360.cymru/cylchgrawn/2...
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Chwilio am Jane Austen – y cysylltiad Cymreig
Mae Irram Irshad wedi bod i Hampshire i ddysgu mwy am un o’i hoff awduron, Jane Austen. Yn ail ran ei cholofn mae hi’n edrych ar y llefydd sy’n cael eu cysylltu gyda Jane Austen a’r cysylltiad Cymreig...
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
The second part of my Jane Austen article with the Welsh connection. lingo.360.cymru/cylchgrawn/2...
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Chwilio am Jane Austen – y cysylltiad Cymreig
Mae Irram Irshad wedi bod i Hampshire i ddysgu mwy am un o’i hoff awduron, Jane Austen. Yn ail ran ei cholofn mae hi’n edrych ar y llefydd sy’n cael eu cysylltu gyda Jane Austen a’r cysylltiad Cymreig...
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
My 90 year old grandfather who has voted Labour his entire life has sent off his postal vote... for Plaid. That's how important this election is. Voting for any other party hands Wales over to lying, racist, misogynist Reform, ffycing everyone living here. Do the right thing.
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
First part of my article about Jane Austen. There is a Welsh connection but you'll have to wait until the second part for that 😉 lingo.360.cymru/cylchgrawn/2...
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Chwilio am Jane Austen – fy anturiaethau yn Hampshire
Yn ei cholofn y tro yma, mae Irram Irshad yn mynd i Hampshire i ddysgu mwy am un o’i hoff awduron, Jane Austen. Dyma ran gyntaf ei cholofn… Mae gen i obsesiwn gyda Agatha Christie, y Frenhines Drosedd...
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
My latest Lingo360 article is about the 'Life in Motion' exhibition currently at the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery in Swansea, celebrating the contributions of immigrants to Britain 🙏❤️💪 lingo.360.cymru/cylchgrawn/2...
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Arddangosfa yn dathlu cyfraniad mewnfudwyr
Mae colofnydd Lingo+ wedi bod i weld arddangosfa yn Oriel Gelf Glynn Vivian yn Abertawe sy’n dathlu cyfraniad mewnfudwyr…  “Beth mae mewnfudwyr erioed wedi’i wneud dros y wlad hon?,” mae rhai pobl yn ...
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
From my hospital bed I send you my latest article about Charlotte Guest, an Englishwoman who married a Welshman, learned Welsh and translated the mabinogion to English. If you read it, I'll feel better... lingo.360.cymru/cylchgrawn/2...
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Dathlu Menywod: Y Fonesig Charlotte Guest
I ddathlu Mis Hanes Menywod mae colofnydd Lingo, Irram Irshad, wedi ysgrifennu cyfres o erthyglau yn edrych ar hanes menywod blaengar Cymru. Yn ei cholofn y tro yma, mae hi’n edrych ar hanes y Fonesig...
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Another lady forgotten, please meet Lucy Thomas, a Welsh female industrialist predating the extraordinary Amy Dillwyn. lingo.360.cymru/cylchgrawn/2...
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Dathlu Menywod: Lucy Thomas
I ddathlu Mis Hanes Menywod mae colofnydd Lingo, Irram Irshad, wedi ysgrifennu cyfres o erthyglau yn edrych ar hanes menywod blaengar Cymru. Yn ei cholofn y tro yma, mae hi’n edrych ar hanes Lucy Thom...
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Bumped into this little fella in Newbury today 😀
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Very pleased to share this article about an amazing teacher who I only learned about a few months ago ❤️💪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 lingo.360.cymru/cylchgrawn/2...
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Dathlu Menywod: Elizabeth Phillips Hughes
I ddathlu Mis Hanes Menywod mae colofnydd Lingo, Irram Irshad, wedi ysgrifennu cyfres o erthyglau yn edrych ar hanes menywod blaengar Cymru. Yn ei cholofn y tro yma, mae hi’n edrych ar hanes Elizabeth...
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Turning March into an International Women's MONTH. Lady Llanover is the subject in the first of the series. lingo.360.cymru/cylchgrawn/2...
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Dathlu Menywod: Arglwyddes Llanofer
I ddathlu Diwrnod Rhyngwladol y Merched (8 Mawrth) mae colofnydd Lingo, Irram Irshad, wedi ysgrifennu cyfres o erthyglau yn dathlu menywod. Yn ei cholofn gyntaf, mae hi’n edrych ar hanes Arglwyddes Ll...
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Very pleased with this article about Gwen John, please go and see the exhibition in Cardiff, it's on until June. lingo.360.cymru/cylchgrawn/2...
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Gwen John: ‘Hardd a Hynod’
Yn ei cholofn y tro yma, mae Irram Irshad yn sôn am arddangosfa’r artist Gwen John yn Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Cymru…  Dw i wastad wedi caru’r hunanbortread enwog o’r artist Gwendolen Mary John – o gyfo...
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
And those Welsh connections on my English trips still keep coming... lingo.360.cymru/cylchgrawn/2...
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Hanes teulu De Winton
Y tro yma, mae’n colofnydd Irram Irshad wedi dysgu am hanes y teulu De Winton yn ystod ymweliad a Chaerloyw…   Wnes i ddechrau’r flwyddyn gydag ymweliad ag Amgueddfa Nature In Art ger Caerloyw. Ac, wr...
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Latest article is very nostalgic for this 80s child! ❤️ lingo.360.cymru/cylchgrawn/2...
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SuperTed – arwr Cymreig
Faint ohonoch chi sy’n cofio SuperTed? Roedd yn arwr ar ffurf tedi bêr oedd yn siarad Cymraeg! Cafodd ei greu yn 1978 gan Mike Young, yn wreiddiol i helpu ei lys-fab i beidio bod ofn o’r tywyllwch. Ro...
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
This is an astonishing piece of work in St David's Centre 2 in Cardiff currently - Welsh dragon, rugby players, sheep and seagulls made out of Lego, accompanied by famous Cardiff locations including City Hall, the Keep, Pierhead and Scott's lighthouse. Yes, it is located outside the Lego shop! 😍❤️💪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Latest article is about the wonderful work done by The Hive in Newport to support people at risk of losing their homes. lingo.360.cymru/2026/gwirfod...
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Gwirfoddolwyr sy’n gwneud gwahaniaeth
Y llynedd, wnes i ymweld â chanolfan gymunedol yr Hive yng Nghasnewydd. Yr elusen HomeLife yng Nghasnewydd sy’n gyfrifol am yr Hive. Mae’n cefnogi pobl sydd mewn perygl o fod yn ddigartref. Roedd yn a...
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Just a little fun article about my fave antiques shops in Wales ❤️ lingo.360.cymru/2026/hoff-si...
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Fy hoff siopau hen bethau yng Nghymru
Dw i’n dechrau’r flwyddyn newydd yn siarad am hen bethau! Dw i’n casglu hen bethau a lle bynnag dw i’n mynd, ac os oes siop hen bethau, mae’n rhaid i fi fynd i mewn! Dyma restr o fy hoff siopau hen be...
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
My latest Lingo article is about two giants of Victorian retail in Cardiff. lingo.360.cymru/cylchgrawn/2...
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James Howell a David Morgan yn gadael eu marc ar Gaerdydd
Colofnydd Lingo, Irram Irshad, sy’n edrych ar hanes James Howell a David Morgan oedd wedi agor siopau mawr yng Nghaerdydd…  Roedd dau ddyn wedi gwneud eu marc ar strydoedd siopa Caerdydd yn yr Oes Fic...
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Kevin Schofield @kevinschofied.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Amazingly, Zahawi only got round to deleting the below after the press conference announcing his defection to Reform.
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
First interview in the Radio Cymru studio with the lovely Rhodri, talking about my love of Agatha Christie on the 50th anniversary of her death. Yep, I know I still haven't learned to smile properly yet!! Please ignore the number of times I say 'uh' and 'so' 🙈😂❤️🙏 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Dros Ginio - "Pan o ni'n ddeg oed darllenais i'r llyfr cynta ac o ni'n hooked!" - BBC Sounds
Irram Irshad sy'n nodi 50 mlynedd ers marwolaeth Agatha Christie
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
A ghost story for the end of the year, based on my research in Swansea and my obsession with Sarah Vivian. Of course, I couldn't use my name for the main character, so I used my mum's ❤️ lingo.360.cymru/2025/peidiwc...
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Stori ysbryd: Peidiwch â Chythruddo’r Meirw
Nodyn gan awdur y stori, Peidiwch â Chythruddo’r Meirw, gan Irram Irshad… Mae’r stori hon yn rhannol amdana’i gan fy mod i wedi bod yn ymchwilio i’r teulu Vivian o Abertawe ar gyfer fy llyfr nesaf. Dw...
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
The BBC have picked up on this article. Sssh don't tell the Frog and Tommy No-Morals that a Muslim wrote it, wouldn't want them having a meltdown... 😱🙈😂💪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿😍🥰❤️ www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/ert...
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Cofio merched arbennig Casnewydd mewn mosaigau
Darn addas i ddysgwyr: Irram Irshad sy'n adrodd hanes y merched sy'n cael eu cofio ar waliau'r ddinas.
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
It was such an honour to meet the great Peter Lord in Aberystwyth this year. For those of you who don't know who he is, he's the legend trying to keep Welsh art in Wales whilst flying the flag for us around the world 💪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿❤️ lingo.360.cymru/cylchgrawn/2...
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Cyfres artistiaid Cymru: Peter Lord
Mae Irram Irshad yn fferyllydd o Gaerdydd sydd wedi dysgu Cymraeg. Mae hi’n caru hanes a chelf. Mae hi’n ysgrifennu cyfres o golofnau am artistiaid o Gymru. Y tro yma mae hi’n son am yr arddangosfa Di...
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
My latest Lingo article about a fabulous band raising money for charity. lingo.360.cymru/2025/funky-l...
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Y Funky Love Posse yn cael pobl i symud
Mae Irram Irshad yn fferyllydd o Gaerdydd sydd wedi dysgu Cymraeg. Yn ei cholofn y tro yma mae hi’n siarad am y band Y Funky Love Posse. Yn ogystal â bod yn lot o hwyl gyda cherddoriaeth dda, mae rhes...
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Part 2 of my article looking at the women commemorated by the Newport Mosaics. lingo.360.cymru/2025/anrhyde...
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Mosaigau Casnewydd: Anrhydeddu menywod y Rhyfel Byd Cyntaf (Rhan 2)
Mae Irram Irshad wedi bod yn ymweld a’r mosaigau yng Nghasnewydd ac yn edrych ar hanes y menywod dewr o’r Rhyfel Byd Cyntaf. Mae hi’n rhoi sylw i bedair menyw arall yn yr ail ran yma o’i cholofn…  Yn ...
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
First in a two-part article looking at the Newport Mosaics and the women they commemorate. lingo.360.cymru/2025/stori-f...
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Y stori y tu ôl i fosaigau Casnewydd (Rhan 1)
Mae Irram Irshad wedi bod i weld y mosaigau yng Nghasnewydd ac yn edrych ar hanes y menywod dewr o’r Rhyfel Byd Cyntaf. Bydd hi’n rhoi sylw i bedair menyw arall yn ail ran ei cholofn ar 7 Tachwedd…  E...
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Charles Byrd was another amazing local artist. Cardiff Council owns many of his paintings but they're not very forthcoming about what will happen to them once the Council building in the bay is demolished... lingo.360.cymru/cylchgrawn/2...
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Cyfres artistiaid Cymru: Charles Byrd
Mae Irram Irshad yn fferyllydd o Gaerdydd sydd wedi dysgu Cymraeg. Mae hi’n caru hanes a chelf. Mae hi’n ysgrifennu cyfres o golofnau am artistiaid o Gymru. Y tro yma mae hi’n son am waith yr artist C...
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Irram Irshad @irramirshad.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
They've just said on Pointless that Cardiff has more sun than Milan 😳🤔😱🙈
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