Dictionary of Welsh Biography

McGRATH, MICHAEL JOSEPH (1882 - 1961), Archbishop college in that town. During his stay in Aberystwyth, Michael McGrath followed courses in Welsh literature given by Thomas Gwynn Jones in the university college, and they became close lifelong friends. In 1935, on the death of Bishop Francis Vaughan, Michael McGrath was appointed Bishop of Menevia. He was consecrated on 24 September of that year. On the death of Archbishop Mostyn, the man who had
MEREDITH, JOHN ELLIS (1904 - 1981), minister (Presbyterian Church of Wales) and author -handed), good and considerate, and he possessed a great sense of humour. He possessed a voice ideal for radio and he was a regular broadcaster. He was the first to utter the famous words from Saunders Lewis's play, Buchedd Garmon on BBC Radio Wales and he also read the poetry of T. Gwynn Jones and R. Williams Parry on the same medium. At the National Eisteddfod of Wales in Cardiff in 1938 he
MEYRICK family Hascard, Fleet, Bush, Wigmore, swordsmen who had served with him abroad, and his own connections in Radnorshire (where he had married c. 1584, the daughter of Ieuan Lewis of Gladestry, widow of John Gwynn of Llanelwedd, who brought him both estates), and in Carmarthenshire (where his daughter Margaret was the wife of Sir John Vaughan of Golden Grove, later 1st earl of Carbery, as well as his brother Francis (below)). He was responsible
MORGAN ELFAEL (fl. c. 1528-1541), poet A number of his poems remain in manuscript including some written to members of South Wales landed families, Sir John Mathew of Radur (Radyr), Sioned, the daughter of Sir Thomas Philipps of Picton castle, and Lewys Gwynn of Tref Esgob. A number of his poems to Gruffudd Dwn (of Ystrad Merthyr) and his family are also found, two of them being in holograph (Llanstephan MS 40 (73, 74)). He was buried
MORGAN, DEWI (Dewi Teifi; 1877 - 1971), poet and journalist twenty two. Through his friendship with T. Gwynn Jones, his knowledge of Welsh literature deepened and he was also introduced to European literature. He succeeded in learning more than one European language. He won prizes at the National Eisteddfod for englynion and hir a thoddeidiau many times, but the pinnacle of his career as a competitor was winning the Chair at Pwllheli in 1925 with an awdl
MORGAN, THOMAS JOHN (1907 - 1986), Welsh scholar and writer well as his work on linguistics T. J. Morgan published extensively on literary topics, especially Daniel Owen, T. Gwynn Jones, T. H. Parry-Williams, and more analytically on literary stylistics, e.g.of the cywydd and awdl (1946-47), Welsh prose (1948) and the poets of the princes (1950); a number of his articles were collected in Ysgrifau Llenyddol (1951). His articles, reviews and adjudications are
OWEN, JOHN DYFNALLT (Dyfnallt; 1873 - 1956), minister (Congl.), poet, writer, journalist and Archdruid of Wales 1894. He was a close friend of Ben Bowen and other young poets. His interest in the eisteddfod persisted throughout his ministry in Trawsfynydd (1898-1902) where he was an influence on Ellis Humphrey Evans ('Hedd Wyn'); and Deiniolen (1902-05) where he became acquainted with Thomas Gwynn Jones and William John Gruffydd. He then moved to be minister of Sardis, Pontypridd (1905-10) and while he was
PARRY-WILLIAMS, Sir THOMAS HERBERT (1887 - 1975), author and scholar the 'double-double', that is to say, to win both Chair and Crown at the National Eisteddfod on two separate occasions. The First World War was a turbulent period for Parry-Williams. Like his fellow lecturer in Welsh, T. Gwynn Jones, he stood as conscientious objector, publishing anguished poems on the pages of the pacifist journal, Y Deyrnas, as well as in Y Wawr, the provocative magazine produced
PHYLIP family, poets Ardudwy , Nicholas Robinson, bishop of Bangor, Dr. Gwynn (a member of the Gwydir family), and Dr. William Griffith; there is also one on the death of Katheryn of Berain. The remainder are to members of well-known Welsh county families. Siôn Phylip well knew how to eulogise his patrons, among whom were Dr. John Davies of Mallwyd, Theodore Price, principal of Hart Hall, Oxford, Sir John Salusbury of Lleweni, Sir
PRYCE family Newtown Hall, ), whose son DAVID was the subject of an ode and an elegy by Lewis Glyn Cothi, and whose grandson RHYS was killed, 'pro rege Edwardo,' at Banbury in 1469. The first to hold the shrievalty of the county was Rhys's grandson, MATTHEW GOCH AP THOMAS, who was sheriff in 1548. JOHN, son of Matthew Pryce by Joyce verch Evan Gwynn of Mynachdy, Radnorshire, was sheriff of Montgomery, 1566 and 1586, of Cardigan
PRYS, THOMAS (1564? - 1634) Plas Iolyn,, poet and adventurer , and (2) to Jane, daughter of Hugh Gwynn of Berth-ddu and Bodysgallen. He had three children by the first wife, and ten by his second. After his father's death Thomas Prys held the manor of Ysbyty Ifan, Denbighshire, with the livings held by his father; in 1599 he was sheriff of Denbighshire. He fought in the wars of the Netherlands at the end of the 16th century under Sir Robert Dudley, earl of
REES, DANIEL (1855 - 1931), journalist work. His translation of the Divina Commedia into Welsh, Dwyfol Gân Dante, was published in 1903. In the same year was published a drama, Dante and Beatrice, on which he and T. Gwynn Jones, who was at that time on the Herald staff, had collaborated. He died at St. Mary's Cray, Kent, 8 November 1931, and was buried at S. Paul's Cray.

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