Dictionary of Welsh Biography

McLUCAS, CLIFFORD (1945 - 2002), artist and theatre director pool and depicted the drowning of Capel Celyn. This was juxtaposed with a retelling of Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe, much of the action presented as a split-screen narrative with filming above and below water. The company returned to West Wales in 1995 to work on a site-specific theatre production, Tri Bywyd. Taking as its location an abandoned farm in the middle of a forestry plantation near
PIERCY, ROBERT (1825 - 1894), civil engineer to 1884 he was in India constructing the Assam Railway. There he discovered and opened out an enormous coal deposit and petroleum springs. Returning to England in 1887, he resided principally in London, but spent some time in Switzerland. He died 29 January 1894 at Celyn, Caergwrle, and was buried in the parish church of Chirk. His wife, whom he married about 1874, was a Miss Valleria, and they had
REES, Sir JAMES FREDERICK (1883 - 1967), Principal of the University College at Cardiff , among them The dominion of Ceylon (1949) and the B.B.C. Welsh regional annual lecture entitled Of Welsh nationality and historians (1951). He married in 1913 Dora Rose Lucile, daughter of Gethin Davies, Principal of the Baptist College, Cardiff and they had one son. He died 7 January 1967 at his home, 11 Celyn Grove, Cyncoed, Cardiff.
ROBERTS, DAFYDD (1892 - 1965), chairman of Capel Celyn Defence Committee Born 18 August 1892 in Weirglodd-ddu, Capel Celyn, Merionethshire, the youngest child of John and Margaret Roberts. He lived at Weirglodd-ddu for most of his life before moving lower down the valley to farm Cae Fadog. Besides farming he was one of the two postmen who carried the post in the area for more than 40 years. He was an elder in Capel Celyn (Presb.) for many years until the church was
ROBERTS, ROBERT (Bob Tai'r Felin; 1870 - 1951), folk singer Born 1 September 1870 at Tai'r Felin, Cwmtirmynach, Bala, Merionethshire, son of Cadwaladr and Betsi Roberts (née Rowlands, of Cae Gwernog, Capel Celyn). He followed his father as miller and farmer. He married Elizabeth Jane Roberts of nearby Fron-goch farm. They had three children, Cadwaladr, Harriet and Morris. At Cwmtirmynach Presbyterian chapel he was precentor for nearly 50 years, Sunday
WILLIAMS, GRIFFITH (Gutyn Peris; 1769 - 1838), poet Born 2 February 1769 at Hafod Olau, Waun-fawr, Caernarfonshire. His father was William, second son of Edward Williams of Llwyn-celyn, Llanberis, and his mother was Catrin, daughter of Morgan Gruffydd ('Morgan y Gogrwr') of Llŷn. He started life as a farm worker but later found employment at the Penrhyn quarry where, in due course, he became a foreman. He broke his ankle in an accident in the

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