Riots
The town is known for its three major riots. In 1868 there were the election riots which took place after the locals' favourite candidate, Colonel Clifford, was not elected. Secondly in 1882 there was a major anti-Irish riot in Tredegar. There had been a large Irish community in Tredegar since the 1850s, and for a while there had been tensions. Reports from the time vary, however where they all concur includes the fact the riot bagan with stone throwing and quickly escalated with Irishman homes being destroyed and furniture was burned in the streets. The Irish were ran out of Tredegar and some were beaten. Troops from Newport and Cardiff had to be called in the quell the violence Thirdly were the anti-Jewish riots of 1911 when Jewish shops were ransacked and the army had to be brought in.
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