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RICHARDS, DAVID (Dafydd Ionawr; 1751 - 1827), schoolmaster and poet Bywyd Dafydd Ionawr, a broadside in the 'free' metre describing his journey to enlist subscribers for his cywydd and his lack of success; Y Mil-Blynyddau, 1799; Gwaith Prydyddawl Dafydd Ionawr, 1803; Joseph, Llywodraethwr yr Aipht, 1809; Barddoniaeth Gristianogawl, 1815; Cywydd y Diluw, yn dair Rhan, 1821; Cywydd y Drindod, 1834; Gwaith Dafydd Ionawr. Dan Olygiad y Parch. Morris Williams, M.A., Amlwch
RICHARDS, DAVID THOMAS GLYNDWR (1879 - 1956), Independent minister and principal of Coleg Myrddin, Carmarthen Tyst on his journey in South Africa (see the issues of 29 October, 5 and 12 November 1936) and a sermon for the publication Ffordd Tangnefedd (pp. 93-101). He married in 1913, Elizabeth Parry of Carmarthen. He died on 17 July 1956.
RICHARDS, GRAFTON MELVILLE (1910 - 1973), Welsh scholar meaning and significance in a comprehensive Welsh onomasticon. The research took him to a range of fields of study - the history of governance and administration, of legal custom and structures, settlement patterns and demography, toponyms as well as the more strictly linguistic area. He published The Laws of Hywel Dda (1954), a translation of Llyfr Blegywryd (Williams and Powell, 1942), a medieval
RICHARDS, JOHN (Iocyn Ddu; 1795 - 1864), poet and adjudicator the chair were Emrys (William Ambrose) and Nicander (Morris Williams). Eben Fardd was for 'chairing' Emrys, while Iocyn Ddu stood out stoutly for Nicander. The third adjudicator, Chwaneg Mon (Joseph Jones), thought that Bardd Du Môn (R. M. Williamson) should get the chair, but was over-persuaded by Richards to cast his final vote for Nicander. The decision provoked a heated controversy in the press
RICHARDS, JOHN (Isalaw; 1843 - 1901), musician , under guidance from Andrew Deakin, an organist, that he began to learn music. After returning to Bangor he mastered the Tonic Sol-fa system and together with Thomas Williams, precentor at the Tabernacle C.M. chapel, formed a Tonic Sol-fa class, the first ever held in Bangor and district. An excellent penman, he rendered considerable help to composers by converting their work into script, correcting it
RICHARDS, ROBERT (1884 - 1954), historian and politician . With Sir Ifor Williams he edited Y Tyddynnwr, 1922-23, writing much of the contents of the four parts of that short-lived journal himself. He was a historian by instinct and his main contribution in Welsh was Cymru'r Oesau Canol (1933). In the last years of his life he used to spend much of his time in the library of the House of Commons researching the history of monasteries in Wales. He did not
RICHARDS, THOMAS (1687? - 1760), cleric and author Hoglandiae Descriptio (London, 1709); he also published a satire on Hampshire, Holdsworth's native county, together with an English version, Hogland: or a description of Hampshire. A Mock Heroic Poem in answer to Mr. Holdsworth's Muscipula (London, 1709), reprinted London, 1728. J. H. Parry (Cambrian Plutarch, 344) gives an account of the circumstances under which Richards's counterblast to Holdsworth's
RICHARDS, THOMAS (1754 - 1837), cleric Llanelly. Ordained priest in 1810, he served as curate at Newtown, Nantglyn, Llys Meirchion (?), and Llansilin, becoming vicar of Llansilin in August 1819. He married Eleanor Williams at Shrewsbury, 19 June 1823, and they had a son and a daughter. He died 4 December 1826, and was buried at Llansilin. He was known as Dewi Silin and took an active part in the resurgence of the eisteddfod in the eighteen
RICHARDS, WILLIAM LESLIE (1916 - 1989), Scholar, teacher, poet and author Memorial Prize. He also co-edited, with D. H. Culpitt, the volume Y Cawr o Rydcymerau: cerddi coffa i'r diweddar Ddr. D. J. Williams (1970). In addition to teaching generations of children in Llandeilo he also contributed to the field of education through his writings. His volume Ffurfiau'r Awen: detholiad o farddoniaeth Gymraeg (1961) was a set book for secondary schools. He was also joint editor, with
ROBERTS, ARTHUR RHYS (1872 - 1920), solicitor Penrhyn v Parry in 1903). Roberts would also travel, occasionally, to represent Lloyd George and George's clients before the North Wales courts in cases involving a specialist commercial law subject such as bankruptcy, licensing or corporate law. As well being a solicitor, Roberts had qualified as a parliamentary agent, thereby enabling the firm to represent bodies (including local authorities) who were
ROBERTS, DAVID (Telynor Mawddwy; 1875 - 1956), harpist, singer and author of handbooks on penillion singing . He died 21 March 1956 at his home, Llys y Delyn, and he was buried in Llanaber church. A memorial bench was placed on the promenade in Barmouth by the Cerdd Dant Society to commemorate his unique contribution, and on it a couplet by W.D. Williams : Mainc adgof mwynhau cydganTonnau môr a'r tannau man. ('A bench to recollect enjoyingThe song of the waves and the strings').
ROBERTS, DAVID JOHN (Dewi Mai o Feirion; 1883 - 1956), journalist, folk poet, tutor and setter of cerdd dant Born 14 May 1883 at Talweunydd, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merionethshire, son of David and Catherine Roberts. He began to take an interest in singing to the harp when he was very young, and as did a number of other youths from the neighbourhood of Blaenau, such as Ioan Dwyryd, Robert G. Humphreys, and W. Morris Williams, he used to frequent the cottage Llys y Delyn, Rhiwbryfdir, Blaenau Ffestiniog

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