... a while ago my lover and I visited the cathedral and chanced upon this venerable pair:

Just realised that as venerable means worthy of worship that's rather a misnomer, as I assume these beautifully executed statues of an African and Oriental probably represent the 'heathen'! They do look rather magnificent and noble to me and I'd love to know more about them. haven't found any info on them so far.

This is Gwniadur Mair [gw'nee-ad-eer mah-y-r]-Mary's Thimble.

And this is Mantell Fair [man-teth-ll vah-y-r] -Mary's mantle. Welsh for Mary is Mair as said, but in Welsh the first letter of word sometimes mutates and so the 'm' has become an 'f'.

This is Alysiaur(?) Forwyn. I can't find a translation for alysiaur, but forwyn (vorr-win)is virgin so it's Virgin's something...
Any Welsh speakers able to help?

Eureka! Just worked it out I think - It's Llysiaur which is Welsh for vegetables or herbs so it's the Virgin's Herb...

This is the Cowslip which in Welsh is Briallu Mair - [bree-ath-lee mah-y-r]Mary's Primrose

This is one of the lovely panels in the Lady Chapel at Llandaff Cathedral. The flower is 'Tapr Mair' meaning Mary's taper. Mair is Welsh for Mary

Having sung the praises of the Mary's/Lady Chapel to Usksider I visited recently and took some pics. It's a very sweet 'side altar' dedicated to Mary, but is actually behind the main altar.

Llandaff Cathedral is well-known for its Epstein sculpture, but I was disappointed not to be able to find anything in detail about the Lady Chapel. What I love are the metalwork panels of various flowers with their Welsh names which are all named after Mary.

I can't find anything on line about them, other than saying the altar/chapel exists and info on the stained glass windows. This is my limited 'snap' of the altar. I shall post pics of some of individual panels with Welsh name and translation (where possible) of flowers.