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MORGAN, JOHN (bu farw 1504), clerk of parliament, and bishop Some doubt exists concerning Morgan's ancestry. One pedigree (Peniarth MS 131, 251) traces his descent from Griffith Dwnn of Croesallgwn, Kidwelly, and this seems to be confirmed by the poet Ieuan Deulwyn's reference to his being 'of the blood of the Dwn' (Gwaith Ieuan Deulwyn, p. 50). But he is more usually thought to have been a brother to the lawyer, Trahaearn Morgan of Muddlescombe, Kidwelly
MORGAN, HYWEL RHODRI (1939 - 2017), politician retirement would come sooner than anticipated. Labour lost four seats, opening the door to a so-called 'Rainbow Coalition' between Plaid Cymru, the Conservatives, and the Welsh Liberal Democrats. The Times even published an article on the supposedly imminent installation of Plaid's leader, Ieuan Wyn Jones, as the new First Minister. However, following a fraught internal debate the Welsh Liberal Democrats
MORGAN, THOMAS REES (1834 - 1897), mechanical engineer and manufacturer, and inventor Born 31 March 1834 at Penydarren, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire. He worked in the mines until he had an accident, at the age of ten, which resulted in the loss of the left leg below the knee. After the accident he attended schools taught by John Thomas (Ieuan Ddu), Owen Evans, and Taliesin Williams (Taliesin ab Iolo). He developed, under the tuition of Taliesin Williams, a special fondness for
MORGAN, WILLIAM (Y Bardd; 1819 - 1878), poet Born 3 July 1819 at Cefn-Coed-y-Cymer, near Merthyr Tydfil - his mother was a niece to George Lewis, Llanuwchllyn. The family moved to Aberdare when the children were quite young. The son became prominent in Calvinistic Methodist circles in Aberdare and district. He became friendly with John Roberts (Ieuan Gwyllt), after the latter had come to Aberdare to edit Y Gwladgarwr, 1858, and the two men
MORRICE, JAMES CORNELIUS (1874 - 1953), priest and Welsh scholar D.Phil. (1923) from Corpus Christi. He was vicar of Holyhead, 1926-27, and served afterwards in various English parishes as listed in Crockford 's. He was a very productive scholar in the period after he left college. He edited the first vol. in the Bangor Manuscripts Soc., Gwaith barddonol Howel Swrdwal a'i fab Ieuan (1908) and in the same series Detholiad o waith Gruffudd ab Ieuan ab Llewelyn Vychan
MORRIS, RICHARD (1703 - 1779), founder of the Cymmrodorion Society of his niece - so, thanks to him, they were not dispersed. He ruled the Cymmrodorion (of which he was president from the beginning till his death) as a monarch; he could lose his temper and speak harshly, but he showed forgiveness towards Goronwy Owen, most remarkable patience towards Evan Evans (Ieuan Fardd), and much kindness to other men of letters. Richard Morris married four times, but we do
MORRIS, WILLIAM (fl. 1829-1873?), assistant to the Education Commissioners of 1846-7 , especially on Carmarthenshire schools proves. Ieuan Gwynedd calls him a Dissenter, but he was not a Dissenter of Ieuan's outlook; another calls him a ' Methodist ' and assumes he was a Wesleyan. In fact, Morris was a Calvinistic Methodist, very active indeed, especially with the Sunday schools. It has been discovered that he was corresponding with Ebenezer Richard, of Tregaron, in 1829 about these schools
MORYS ap HYWEL (ap TUDUR) (fl. c. 1530), a poet no details are known concerning his life, although a number of his poems remain in manuscripts. They include a number on religious themes, and some addressed to Siôn Wyn of Y Tŵr (Mold), Edward Puleston of Emral, and Llywelyn ap Ieuan ap Hywel of Moelyrch.
teulu MOSTYN Mostyn Hall, According to the History of the Family of Mostyn of Mostyn, 1925, compiled by the 3rd baron Mostyn and T. Allen Glenn, the land upon which the present Mostyn Hall stands 'was acquired about five centuries ago by the marriage of IEUAN FYCHAN (died 1457), of Pengwern, Llangollen (and Tre Castell, Anglesey), with ANGHARAD daughter and heiress of HYWEL (or Howel), son of TUDUR AP ITHEL FYCHAN, and
OWAIN, Syr DAFYDD, cleric and poet 8330B. Some of his cywyddau have been attributed to Gruffudd ap Ieuan ap Llywelyn Fychan and Siôn Tudur.
OWAIN, OWAIN LLEWELYN (1877 - 1956), litterateur, musician and journalist interest in Urdd Gobaith Cymru in Caernarfon from the movement's early years, and it was he who took charge of its processions through the town on special occasions. He was an ardent supporter of the temperance cause as expounded by the Rechabites and Good Templars. He published a number of biographies: Fanny Jones (1907), Ieuan Twrog (1909), J.O. Jones (Ap Ffarmwr) (1912), T.E. Ellis (1916), Anthropos a
OWEN, ELLIS (1789 - 1868), farmer, antiquary, and poet church Pentrefelin; and bards such as Ebenezer Thomas (Eben Fardd), David Owen (Dewi Wyn), and Morris Williams (Nicander), used to visit the society often. Ellis Owen was also regarded as a sound adjudicator, and he was co-adjudicator with Evan Evans (Ieuan Glan Geirionydd) on the chair poem at the Gordofigion eisteddfod, Liverpool, 1840, when Eben Fardd won the prize for his awdl ' Job '; he was also

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