Dictionary of Welsh Biography

JENKINS, JABEZ EDMUND (Creidiol; 1840 - 1903), cleric and poet curacy of Vaynor, Brecknock, and on 16 May 1883 became incumbent of that parish, where he remained until his death, 4 June 1903. He was a keen eisteddfodwr, and, under the bardic name of Creidiol, composed a considerable amount of poetry. His Dyddanion Min yr Hwyr, sef Rhiangerdd Emma Prys, was published in 1862, Egin Awen, yn cynnwys awdlau, cywyddau …, in 1867, and Rhiangerdd - Gwenfron o'r Dyffryn
JONES family, smiths, poets, musicians and preachers Cilie, wife, Mary George (1853 - 1930) from the George family of Pembrokeshire, came to Blaencelyn in the parish of Llangrannog in 1876 to run the smithy. Their first eight children were born at the smithy; the family moved in 1889 to Cilie farm where the rest of the twelve children were born. Examples of Jeremiah Jones's poetry can be found in Awen Ysgafn y Cilie (1976). All his sons learned the
JONES, DAVID JAMES (Gwenallt; 1899 - 1968), poet, critic and scholar , sonnets and longer narrative poems in his collections of verse, Ysgubau'r Awen (1939), Cnoi Cil (1942), Eples (1951), Gwreiddiau (1959), Y Coed (1969) are more personal and express the poet's deeply held convictions, his attitude to life and a complex personality. Running through his work are the threads of his attachment to Wales and her culture, and his meditation on the nature of evil which threatens
JONES, JOHN WILLIAM (1883 - 1954), author, collector of letters and papers, publisher, antiquary and folk poet neu Ddwy (Blaenau Ffestiniog, 1942); Gwilym Deudraeth, Yr Awen Barod (Llandysul, 1943); Rolant Wyn, Dŵr y Ffynnon (Blaenau Ffestiniog, 1949) and R.R. Morris, Caneuon R.R. Morris (1951). One of his close friends was Ellis Humphrey Evans ('Hedd Wyn') and he assisted J.R. Jones with the publication of Cerddi'r Bugail. He assisted with collecting the contents of O Drum i Draeth by Eliseus Williams
JONES, PETER (Pedr Fardd; 1775 - 1845), poet and hymnist Sinai '. Apparently his last competitive poem was the awdl ' Cystuddiau, Amynedd, ac Adferiad Job ' which was unsuccessful in the Liverpool eisteddfod of 1840 (Eben Fardd being the winning poet). His published works include Mel Awen (1823), a volume of poetry; a volume of hymns, some of which have since become very well-known; an account of the Association held at Bala in 1820; and a translation
JONES, RHYS (1713 - 1801), antiquary and poet chanu yn y Lloerig Gymdeithas yr hon sydd wedi i sefydlu iw chadw yn Lloerig Nant Tafarn yn fisol beunydd ar ddydd Iau nesaf o flaen y Llawn Lloer, (together with) Cywydd i ofyn gwn i'r pendefig Wm. Llwyd o Riwedog Ysgr. (undated; c. 1750); Gorchestion Beirdd Cymru: Neu Flodau Godidowgrwydd Awen, Wedi eu lloffa, a'u dethol, allan o waith rhai o'r Awduriaid ardderchog, a fu erioed yn yr Iaith Gymraeg
JONES, RICHARD (Gwyndaf Eryri; 1785 - 1848), poet, farmer, and stone-mason at the Llanwrtyd eisteddfod, 1823, for an awdl on the advantages of education, and several other chief prizes. In 1818 he published a volume of his poetry under the title Peroriaeth Awen.
JONES, THOMAS GWYNN (1871 - 1949), poet, writer, translator and scholar in Iwerddon (1919), Peth nas lleddir (1921), Awen y Gwyddyl (1922) and in many essays. He obtained an M.A. (Wales) in 1914 for his dissertation 'Bardism and Romance'. His other main academic publications were: Gwaith Tudur Aled (1926), the fruits of many years' work; a detailed introduction to Dwyfol Gân Dante, Daniel Rees's translation of Divina Commedia (1903); Cofiant Emrys ap Iwan (1912
JONES, THOMAS LLOYD (Gwenffrwd; 1810 - 1834), poet Jones (1802 - 1851), a solicitor whose office was in Chapel Street, Holywell. From an early age he wrote poetry (his Welsh translation of ' Hymn of the Seasons ' (Thompson won a prize at the Trelawnyd eisteddfod in 1829), and contributed verse to the periodicals. His only book is Ceinion Awen y Cymry, published at Denbigh in 1831; it is an anthology of Welsh poems including some of his own work and
LEWIS, LEWIS WILLIAM (Llew Llwyfo; 1831 - 1901), poet, novelist, and journalist the Llanelly national eisteddfod, 1895. Besides these major awards he won a large number of lesser prizes at various eisteddfodau in Wales and the U.S.A. Here are his principal publications: Awen Ieuanc, 1851; Llewelyn Parri: neu y Meddwyn Diwygiedig (novel), 1855; Huw Huws neu y llafurwr Cymreig (novel), 1860; Llyfr y Llais, 1865; Troadau yr Olwyn, 1865; Gemau Llwyfo, 1868; Y Creawdwr, Cerdd ddysg
MORGAN, WILLIAM (Gwilym Gelli-deg; 1808 - 1878), poet ' Awdl Gweledigaeth Pedr ' (Merthyr, 1836) and ' Cywydd o glod i Wenynen Gwent ' (Merthyr, 1837). A selection from his works was published under the title of Cerbyd Awen (Merthyr Tydfil, 1846), whilst thousands of copies were sold, in fairs and taverns, of his ballad - ' Ple byddaf mhen can mlynedd? ' He died, in poverty, 29 May 1878, and was buried in Cefn cemetery, near Merthyr Tydfil.
OWAIN, OWAIN LLEWELYN (1877 - 1956), litterateur, musician and journalist trained many musicians and adjudicated music in more than 550 eisteddfodau; he had copies of these programmes. He was a discerning book-collector and maintained that his library was even more extensive than that of Bob Owen. He had a small choir, 'Côr y Delyn Aur', which won many prizes in eisteddfodau. He was one of the founders of 'Clwb Awen a Chân' in Caernarfon and was its secretary. He took a keen

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