Dictionary of Welsh Biography

ABEL, SIÔN (fl. 18th century), Montgomeryshire ballad-writer Humphrey Jones of Castle Caereinion (born 1719), which contains, together with other matter, a number of songs by poets of the Meifod and Caereinion districts. The song already mentioned bears the title ' A Christmas Carol, 1783, o waith fy hen feistr,' and it is followed by the note: 'Yr hen Siôn Abel a'i canodd' ('by old Siôn Abel'). It may be presumed that Siôn Abel, the master, did not dwell far from
ANARAWD ap GRUFFYDD (d. 1143), prince Cadwaladr, notwithstanding a marriage alliance between the two families. Owain showed his sense of the tragedy by driving his brother from northern Ceredigion and forcing him to take refuge in Ireland. Anarawd left a son EINION, who was slain in 1163 by his own man, Walter ap Llywarch, at the instigation, it was believed, of earl Roger of Hereford. It may be inferred from the account that Einion was the
AP THOMAS, DAFYDD RHYS (1912 - 2011), Old Testament scholar from the chair was Yr Hen Destament Newydd (The New Old Testament). He served on the Old Testament translation panel of the New Welsh Bible and was its chairman for a time. He was an accomplished tennis player and skier in his student days, and also a very competent handiman, able to work with technical equipment and to service his own car. Dafydd ap Thomas died 19 May 2011 and his ashes were buried
BASSETT, HULDAH CHARLES (1901 - 1982), teacher, musician and broadcaster , where she collaborated with her colleague Rhyda A. Jones, who taught music: their carol, 'Ymdaenai cyfrin lenni'r nos' was published by Oxford University Press and the National Council of Music in 1932 and again in Carolau Hen a Newydd in 1954. It was in Barry also that she completed her research on the life and work of the poet 'Golyddan' (John Robert Pryse, 1840-1862), and was awarded a University
BEBB, WILLIAM AMBROSE (1894 - 1955), historian, prose writer and politician from the earliest period till the sixteenth century. One of them, Hil a hwyl y castell (1946) was a course of lessons delivered on the radio in 1936. The other five form a sequence, though the dates of publication do not follow in chronological order. The first was Ein hen hen hanes (1932), the story of Wales from the earliest times till the fall of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd told in simple language for
BERRY, ROBERT GRIFFITH (1869 - 1945), minister (Congl.) and writer 10 August 1903, Hannah M. Watkins of Gwaelod-y-garth. They had one daughter. In 1911 R. G. Berry, as he came to be known, became prominent as one of the pioneers of the drama in Welsh. Amongst his plays are Asgre lân, Owen Gwynedd, Ar y groesffordd, and Y Ddraenen wen : shorter plays are Noson o farrug, Cadw noswyl, Dwywaith yn blentyn, and Yr Hen anian. He mastered the art of setting his plays
BLEDRI (d. 1022), bishop of Llandaff He is only known from ' Liber Landavensis.' There it is said that he was chosen in 983 by the sons of Morgan Hen (died 974) and other princes with the concurrence of the clergy and people of the diocese, and (no doubt later), confirmed by king Ethelred and archbishop Elfric of Canterbury. Only one incident is recorded of his long episcopate. During a conflict between his men and those of king
CARNE, Sir EDWARD (c. 1500 - 1561), lawyer and diplomat accompanied Bonner to Rome on legal business concerning the 'divorce' (on which see S.P. Hen. VIII, vii, 269 n. and Harpsfield, More, in E.E.T.S., 1932, 223). On a later mission to Bologna (1534), he was charged with the appeal 'from the Bishop of Rome ill-informed and in fear of the imperialists to the Bishop of Rome better informed and in more liberty.' On his return he served as commissioner for
CARRINGTON, THOMAS (Pencerdd Gwynfryn; 1881 - 1961), musician and printer Thonau y Methodistiaid Calfinaidd a Wesleaidd (1929). He was also a keen eisteddfodwr and he served as the general secretary of the 1933 National Eisteddfod at Wrexham. His most important musical compositions include Concwest Calfari (SATB anthem 1912), Hen weddi deuluaidd fy nhad (contralto/baritone solo 1910), and Gwynfryn and Bryn-du (hymn tunes). He was also the author of the handbook Yr Ysgol Gân
CARTER, ISAAC (d. 1741), printer A native of Carmarthenshire, he has the honour of having established the first permanent printing press in Wales. This was at Adpar (also called Trefhedyn) in the parish of Llandyfrïog, Cardiganshire, in 1718; as far as is known the first two publications to issue from the press were Cân o Senn i'w hen Feistr Tobacco by Alban Thomas and Cân ar Fesur Triban ynghylch Cydwybod a'i Chynheddfau. At
CONWAY family Botryddan, Bodrhyddan, -grandson of John, ' Aer Conwy Hen ' (died 1487), and his second wife, Jonet, daughter of Edward Stanley of Hooton, sat for his county in the queen's first parliament and again for the borough of Flint, 1562-7; he was also high sheriff, 1558-9. His son, yet another JOHN CONWAY (died 15 December 1606), who was high sheriff of Flintshire, 1584-5 and 1599-1600, is known to students of 16th century Welsh
COPPACK, MAIR HAFINA (1936 - 2011), author and columnist 11 volumes. The following are volumes of essays: Shwrwd (1967), Clychau yn y Glaw (1973), Defaid yn Chwerthin (1980), and Pobol sy'n Cyfri (2001). Buwch ar y Lein (1987) and Prynu Lein Ddillad (2009) are based on her Ruthin diaries. Merch Morfydd (1987) is autobiographical and both Perfedd Hen Nain Llewelyn (1985) and Clust y Wenci (1991) are selections of her articles. Rhywbeth Bob Dydd (2008

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