Dictionary of Welsh Biography

EVANS, MARY (Whitemantle, y Fantell Wen; 1735 - 1789), mystic she was betrothed to Christ; arrayed in a red mantle she led a long procession to her 'marriage' in Ffestiniog church, after which there was a 'marriage-feast' in a tavern in that village, and Mary received many bridal gifts. On Sundays, she and her followers wore white mantles, and held ceremonies on Manod mountain and other hills. The sect spread far and wide around Ffestiniog, Penmachno, and
JONES, ROBERT EVAN (1869 - 1956), collector of books and manuscripts , and as assistant he moved to Glan-y-Pwll and Manod, both in the same district. In 1894 he won the Queen's Scholarship to the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. He almost won the Cynddelw Scholarship and was given a special award for the high standard of his examinations in Welsh and History. At college he studied Welsh language and literature under Professor Edward Anwyl, and was chairman of
LAKE, MORGAN ISLWYN (1925 - 2018), minister and pacifist , Llinos, Heledd, Dewi and Llyr, and many grand- and great-grandchildren. He was ordained in 1953 and began his ministry at Treorchy 1953-63, then at Tanygrisiau, Blaenau Ffestiniog (and Manod) 1963-70; Fforest Fach, Swansea, 1970-82; and Graig, Machynlleth (with Penegoes, Aberhosan and Llanwrin) 1982-90 when he retired to Porthmadog. He was an enlightened and prophetic preacher, and always had deep
WILLIAMS, GRIFFITH JOHN (1854 - 1933), schoolmaster, geologist, and antiquary he published articles on the Manod and Moelwyn mountains; these were rewarded by a grant out of the Murchison Fund of the Geological Society. He was also a talented musician and had some gift as a poet. He married, May 1881, Mary Helena (died 1916), daughter of Daniel Howell, Gellidywyll Mills, Llanbryn-mair; there were seven children of the marriage. His Hanes Plwyf Ffestiniog was published in
WILLIAMS, JOHN RICHARD (J.R. Tryfanwy; 1867 - 1924), poet Born at Tan y Manod, Rhostryfan, 29 September 1867, the only child of Owen and Mary Williams, who later (1880) removed to Tyddyn Difyr, Moeltryfan. Upon the death of the father in a quarry accident the mother and son returned to Tan y Manod. The death of the mother soon followed and the blind and deaf son was removed to Portmadoc where he was placed under the care of an aunt. He had shown an
WILLIAMS, RAYMOND HENRY (1921 - 1988), lecturer, writer and cultural critic . Williams described himself a writer, believing his novels to be of equal importance to his critical studies (a view not widely shared by later commentators). In addition to Border Country, Loyalties and People of the Black Mountains mentioned above, Second Generation (1964) and The Fight for Manod (1979) completed the 'Welsh Trilogy' while The Volunteers (1978) was a stand-alone thriller centered on a

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