mˈɜːtʃt wˈaɪ wˈaʊɚɹ ɪz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪnðə vˈɪlɪdʒ ʌv pˈɑːɹk nˌɪɹ bˈɑːlə, baɪ lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ kæmpˈeɪnɚ zˈoʊniə bˈoʊɪn, ˈæftɚ ðə wˈɪmɪnz ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tʊ ɐlˈaʊ ðə wˈɛlʃ lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ təbi jˈuːzd.
Merched y Wawr is founded in the village of Parc near Bala, by language campaigner Zonia Bowen, after the Women's Institute refused to allow the Welsh language to be used.