Cardiganshire
a historic county in Dyfed, in W Wales.
Historical Examples
But there are two phantom hunt legends belonging to Cardiganshire.
Stranger Than Fiction Mary L. Lewes
The wedding, he stated, took place at Tregaron, Cardiganshire.
Welsh Folk-Lore Elias Owen
This has been interpreted as Cardigan, the ancient designation of Cardiganshire being Keridigion.
King Arthur in Cornwall W. Howship (William Howship) Dickinson
It was reported that the Bard had perished on the Cardiganshire Hills.
The Tourist’s Guide through the Country of Caernarvon P. B. Williams
“In the humble town of Tregaron, in Cardiganshire,” replied Twm.
The Comical Adventures of Twm Shon Catty T. J. Llewelyn Prichard
This Sir David was a famous dealer in the black art, who lived in Cardiganshire.
British Goblins Wirt Sikes
In Pembrokeshire, and in one of the divisions of Cardiganshire, the destruction was carried on in the same wholesale manner.
Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria’s Reign John Ashton
The bell of Blaenporth, Cardiganshire, was noted for thus warning the neighbours.
British Goblins Wirt Sikes
He next laid siege to Lampeter Castle, in Cardiganshire, and after a long siege reduced it.
Cassell’s History of England, Vol. I (of 9) Anonymous
In buildings of interest Cardiganshire is singularly deficient.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 Various
noun
a former county of W Wales: became part of Dyfed in 1974; reinstated as Ceredigion in 1996
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