D.U.D.E Bios: Llinos McConnell
The Mountain Princess of C.R.C Llinos McConnell (2020)
Kirby's cousin, Hywel's niece, and Delwyn's daughter, Llinos. An Irish-Catholic woman living in Wales and an outdoorsy, adventurous and daring mother. Llinos is a talented hunter and can survive for a while in the wild.
"Cliché, but don't bring a stick to a knife fight, Roddy."
Name
Full Legal Name: Llinos Doireann Clíodhna Brighid McConnell (Née Rhydderch)
First Name: Llinos
Meaning: Means 'Linnet, Finch' in Welsh.
Pronunciation: SHEE-naws / SHI-naws
Origin: Welsh
Middle Name(s): Doireann, Clíodhna, Brighid
Meaning(s): Doireann: Possibly from the Old Irish prefix 'Der' 'Daughter' and 'Finn' 'White, Blessed'.
Clíodhna: Meaning Unknown.
Brighid: Newer Irish form of 'Brigit', from Old Celtic 'Brigantī' meaning 'The Exalted One'
Pronunciation(s): DEH-ryan. KLYEE-na. BRYEED.
Origin(s): Irish, Irish Mythology. Irish, Irish Mythology. Irish, Irish Mythology.
Surname: McConnell (Née Rhydderch)
Meaning: Derived from Gaelic 'MacDhòmhnaill', meaning son of 'Donald', from the Scottish Gaelic name 'Dòmhnall' meaning 'ruler of the world'.
(Rhydderch: From the given name 'Rhydderch' from the Old Welsh name 'Riderch', derived from 'Ri' 'King' and 'Derch' 'Exalted')
Pronunciation: mac-CON-el (HRUDH-ehrkh)
Origin: Scottish, Irish (Welsh)
Alias: Mountain Princess, Llinos McConnell
Reason: This is Llinos' ring name
Nicknames: Llin, Reann, Clío, Biddy
Titles: Mrs, Ma'am
Characteristics
Age: 35
Gender: Female. She/Her Pronouns
Race: Human
Nationality: Welsh. Irish-Welsh Mix. Dual Citizenship ROI-UK
Ethnicity: White
Birth Date: April 4th 1985
Symbols: Mountains, Boulders, Snow, Crowns
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Religion: Irish-Catholic
Native Language: Welsh
Spoken Languages: Welsh, Irish, Scottish (Scots Gaelic), English
Relationship Status: Married
Astrological Sign: Aries
Theme Song: 'Say You'll Be There' - Spice Girls (2003-)
Voice Actor: Danielle Ryan
Geographical Characteristics
Birthplace: Tullahought, Kilkenny, Ireland
Current Location: Llanfaethlu, Anglesey, Wales
Hometown: Llanfaethlu, Anglesey, Wales
Appearance
Height: 5'3" / 160 cm
Weight: 140 lbs / 63 kg
Eye Colour: Blue
Hair Colour: Blonde
Hair Dye: Dyed Black
Body Hair: N/A
Facial Hair: N/A
Tattoos: (As of Jan 2020) 20
Piercings: Ear Lobe (Double, Both), Bridge, Dahlia Bites
Scars: Lots of small scars on her legs
Health and Fitness
Allergies: None
Alcoholic, Smoker, Drug User: Smoker, Social Drinker
Illnesses/Disorders: None Diagnosed
Medications: None
Any Specific Diet: None
Relationships
Allies: (As of Jan 2020) The Rhydderch Clan
Enemies: (As of Jan 2020) None
Friends: Maeve Pritchard, Deirdre Llewellyn, Bridget Griffiths, Rosaleen O'Sullivan, Aisling O'Hannigan, Caoimhe O'Hannegan, Eithne O'Hannagan, Kathleen Mulrennan, Haf McFarlane, Tydfil McFarland, Olwen McDermott, Gwen McCracken, Branwen McCormick, Wanda Ott, Hortensia Marino, Genesis Winter
Colleagues: The C.R.C Locker Rooms / Too Many To List
Rivals: None
Closest Confidant: Faust McConnell
Mentor: Delwyn Rhydderch
Significant Other: Faust McConnell (36, Husband)
Previous Partners: None of Note
Parents: Delwyn Rhydderch (65, Father), Rhosyn Rhydderch (66, Mother, Née Dougherty)
Parents-In-Law: Aled McConnell (96, Father-In-Law), Ffion McConnell (97, Mother-In-Law, Née MacEachern)
Siblings: Roderick Rhydderch (32, Brother)
Siblings-In-Law: Gethsemane Rhydderch (33, Roderick's Wife, Née Guillaume), Everard McConnell (54, Faust's Brother), Nergis McConnell (55, Everard's Wife, Née Vogel), Meltem Van As (51, Faust's Sister, Née McConnell), Forrest Van As (52, Meltem's Husband), Eugene McConnell (48, Faust's Brother), Nehir McConnell (49, Eugene's Wife, Née Smit), Melek Smets (45, Faust's Sister, Née McConnell), Fletcher Smets (46, Melek's Husband), Esmond McConnell (42, Faust's Brother), Nefes McConnell (43, Esmond's Wife, Née Simon), Kiraz Roosa (39, Faust's Sister, Née McConnell), Fenton Roosa (40, Kiraz's Husband), Hande Nagel (33, Faust's Sister, Née McConnell), Earl Nagel (34, Hande's Husband), Durward McConnell (30, Faust's Brother), Hiranur McConnell (31, Durward's Wife, Née Oomen), Hazal Otten (27, Faust's Sister, Née McConnell), Elihu Otten (28, Hazal's Husband), Irmak Peter (24, Faust's Sister, Née McConnell), Ennis Peter (26, Irmak's Husband), Elijah McConnell (21, Faust's Brother), Melek McConnell (22, Elijah's Wife, Née Rompa)
Nieces & Nephews: Too Many To List
Children: Paden McConnell (15, Son), Olindo McConnell (12, Son), Natalie McConnell (9, Daughter), Magdalene McConnell (6, Daughter), Lailoken McConnel (3, Son)
Children-In-Law: None
Grandkids: None
Great Grandkids: None
Wrestling
Billed From: Kilkenny, Ireland
Trainer: The C.R.C Wrestling School, Delwyn Rhydderch
Managers: Faust McConnell
Wrestlers Managed: Faust McConnell
Debut: 2003
Debut Match: Llinos Rhydderch VS Rhosyn Rhydderch. Llinos won via pinfall
Retired: N/A
Retirement Match: N/A
Wrestling Style: Powerhouse
Stables: The Rhydderch Clan (2003-)
Teams: No Team Names
Regular Moves: Throat Thrust, Two-Handed Chokelift, Running Low-Angle Dropkick To A Seated Opponent, Sidewalk Slam, Tilt-A-Whirl Mat Slam, Scoop Powerslam, Running Powerslam, Leg-Feed Enzuigiri, Pendulum Backbreaker, Diving Clothesline, Corner Clothesline, Big Boot, Spinebuster, Running Neckbreaker, Jumping Knee Drop, High Knee Strike, Figure-Four Leglock, Facebreaker Knee Smash, Chop Block
Finishers: Jacknife Powerbomb, DDT, Falling Powerbomb, Chokeslam, Tombstone Piledriver, Double Underhook Facebuster
Refers To Fans As: The Fans, The Family
Extras
Backstory: Llinos McConnell (Née Rhydderch) of the C.R.C (Welsh Wrestling League / Cynghrair Reslo Cymru) owning Rhydderch Family. When Delwyn dies Llinos will have a 1/16th ownership of the promotion. Llinos is a 'Mountain Style’ (Powerhouse) trainer. She’s Half-Welsh and Half-Irish.
Trivia: Nothing of Note
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SINEMA PONTIO YN CYFLWYNO CYFRES SABBATH Y GWRACHOD DROS CALAN GAEAF
Mae Sinema Pontio, mewn partneriaeth ag Off y Grid a phrosiect Gwnaed yng Nghymru Hwb Ffilm Cymru yn uno i gyflwyno rhaglen o ffilmiau arbennig ar gyfer Calan Gaeaf, sef Sabbath y Gwarchod o 28 – 31 Hydref.
Mae ffilmiau arswyd wedi hen brofi eu hunain fel un o’r genres ffilm mwyaf adnabyddus y byd sinema. Ymunwch â ni wrth inni ddathlu ac ymchwilio dyfeisgarwch a’r dychymyg sydd i’w weld mewn ffilmiau arswyd diweddar gyda rhaglen eang o ffilmiau, sydd â phwyslais arbennig ar deitlau sy’n archwilio arswyd a’r wrach Gymreig, gan gynnwys teitlau #GwnaedYngNghymru – Gwledd ac I Am Not a Witch. Yn ogystal, bydd y rhaglen yn archwilio datblygiad a hanes cymeriad y wrach mewn ffilm, llenyddiaeth a hanes Cymru.
Cewch gyfle i fwynhau ffurfiau traddodiadol byd y ffilm arswyd, sef y Double Bill a manteisio ar naws Calan Gaeaf y rhaglen. Mae cyfres Double Bill y byd arswyd yn cynnig profiad gwylio erchyll, amrywiol, brawychus a diddorol fydd yn diddanu ac yn ysgogi dadl a thrafodaeth. Byddwn yn dathlu talent Cymreig y gorffennol a’r presennol mewn double bill - The Medusa Touch, gyda Richard Burton a Saint Maud gyda Morfydd Clark, cyn archwilio’r cysylltiadau cudd a serebal sy’n bodoli rhwng gwaith David Lynch, Gwenno a gwaith arbrofol yr arloeswraig ffilm Maya Deren. Bydd GWLEDD yn dychwelyd i’n sinema yn dilyn ei ryddhad fis Awst, yn ogystal â dangosiadau o’r gwefreiddiol Suspiria (1977) a The Love Witch (2016).
Uchafbwynt ein rhaglen Sabbath y Gwrachod fydd dau bodlediad byw, am ddim yn ein sinema. I ddechrau bydd Mari Elen Jones, podledydd arobryn yn croesawu’r gwneuthurwr ffilmiau Ffion Pritchard mewn pennod byd o Gwrachod Heddiw, ble byddant yn trafod y wrach Gymreig fodern. I ddilyn bydd dangosiad o’r ffilm fer Annwyn.
Off y Grid sy’n gwesteio’r ail bodlediad gyda Dr Nia Edwards-Behi (Gŵyl Ffilmiau Arswyd Ryngwladol Abertoir) yn cyflwyno gyda Mahara Sterling (awdur Welsh Witchcraft, a chyflwynydd podlediad The Welsh Witch) yn edrych ar hanes ehangach Gwrachod ar Ffilm, gan archwilio natur a rôl portreadau o’r fath o ferched fel ‘gwrachod’ mewn hanes sinematig. I ddilyn byddwn yn dangos y ffilm ddiweddar Lux Aeterna gyda Charlotte Gainsbourg a Beatrice Dalle.
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JOIN SINEMA PONTIO’S FIRST WITCHES’ SABBATH SERIES THIS HALLOWEEN
Sinema Pontio in partnership with Off Y Grid and Film Hub Wales’ Made in Wales project, bring a feast of films this Halloween to the big screen in a special series, Witches’ Sabbath from 28 – 31 October.
The horror film being one of cinema’s greatest and most popular movie genres join us as we celebrate and investigate the ingenuity and imagination to be found in recent horror films, with a wide-ranging Halloween film programme, with a programme of Welsh Horror and Witch themed titles, including home-grown #MadeInWalestitles, Gwledd and I Am Not A Witch. In addition, the series will explore ethe development and history of the character of the Witch in the long history of film, literature and Welsh history.
The programme adopts traditional Horror forms such as double-bills and Halloween tie-ins. The double bills will offer horrifically varied and gruesomely interesting viewing experiences that will entertain and provoke debate and discussion. From celebrating Welsh talent, both past and present with a double bill of The Medusa Touch starring Richard Burton and Saint Maud starring Morfydd Clark, to exploring the more hidden and cerebral connections that exist between the work of David Lynch, Gwenno and experimental film pioneer Maya Deren. GWLEDD, returns for a screening following it’s release in August as well as the thrilling Suspiria (1977) and The Love Witch (2016).
Join our Witches’ Sabbath highlight events as we embrace the live podcast in the Cinema in two separate and free podcast sessions. Award-winning podcaster Mari Elen Jones, invites guest film-maker Ffion Pritchard in a live podcast of Gwrachod Heddiw as they discuss the modern Welsh witch followed by a premiere of the short film Annwn.
Off y Grid will host our second podcast session, as Dr Nia Edwards-Behi (of Abertoir International Horror Film Festival) and Mahara Starling (Author of Welsh Witchcraft, and host of The Welsh Witch podcast) look at the wider history of Witches in Cinema, probing the nature and role of such portrayals of women as ‘Witches’ in cinematic history. Followed by a screening of Lux Aeterna starring Charlotte Gainsbourg and Beatrice Dalle.
Sinema Pontio’s Witches’ Sabbath is held in Pontio’s Cinema from Friday 28 October until Monday 31 October. Tickets are available at pontio.co.uk or on 01248 38 28 28. For full film programme please visit: https://www.pontio.co.uk/online/article/22Gwrachod
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