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REES, THOMAS (1815 - 1885), Independent minister, and historian 1832 began preaching. In 1835 he became a collier at Llwydcoed (Aberdare), but the work proved too much for his health, and he opened a school, which in the same year (1835) he removed to Merthyr Tydfil, becoming also pastor of the Independent church which met in the old General Baptist chapel there (for which see under Evans, Henry). He married in 1838 (his wife died in 1876), and opened a shop at
REES, THOMAS (1869 - 1926), principal of Bala-Bangor Independent College Ebenezer chapel, Trecynon, where he began to preach, 19 October 1890. He had, by this time, started to attend Whitland school, which was then kept by the Rev. Lewis Evans, and when the latter gave it up Rees went to the Old College School at Carmarthen, which was kept by Evan Jones. In June 1891 he was admitted at the top of the list to the Presbyterian College, Carmarthen, and the following year passed
REES-DAVIES, IEUAN (1894 - 1967), musician and author of his works is his setting for male choir of a nursery song which is attributed to Charles I, ' Close thine eyes ', and which was rendered into Welsh ('Cyn cau llygaid') by William Evans ('Wil Ifan ') and published by Curwen Press in 1938. He published also a bilingual anthology of poetry from his native district, Caniadau Cwm Rhondda (1928) which includes two of his own compositions, ' Y garreg
RHYS WYN ap CADWALADR (fl. c. 1600) Giler,, poet 49 (61) and B.M. Add. MS. 14966 (576) there is a cywydd to reconcile him and Siôn Phylip by Edmund Prys. The remainder of his work is found in the following manuscripts: NLW MS 253A (284), NLW MS 644B (89), NLW MS 836D (38), NLW MS 1553A (416, 435, 450, 525), NLW MS 1578B (402), NLW MS 5545B (187); NLW MS 3051D (711); Cwrtmawr MS 22B (228); Cardiff MSS. 19 (459), 23 (240, 410), 84 (1083); B.M. Add
RHYS, Sir JOHN (1840 - 1915), Celtic scholar research is that the marks of his axe are to be found in every part of the forest. He was ahead of every one in the exploration of all this territory. Then, with the help of J. Gwenogvryn Evans, he began the work of preparing accurate texts of the early manuscripts in order to provide a strong foundation for succeeding scholars. Here are his principal works from 1877 on: Celtic Britain, 1882; 'Notes on
teulu RICHARDS Coed, Caerynwch, Edwards of Cerrigllwydion, Llanynys, Denbighshire. The Edwards family was intimately connected with the families of Evans of Tanybwlch, Price of Corsygarnedd, Lloyd of Brithdir, and Edwards of Dolserau, all in Merioneth (see N.L.W. schedule of the Caerynwch and allied documents). When Lewis Dwnn (Heraldic Visitations, ii, 235) visited Caerynwch in 1588 the pedigree of the family was supplied to the
RICHARDS, DAVID (Dafydd Ionawr; 1751 - 1827), schoolmaster and poet Born at Glanymorfa, a little township near Towyn, Meironnydd, 22 January 1751, son of John and Anne Richards. It has been said that when Richards was 16 years of age (or 14 according to NLW MS 2735F) Evan Evans (Ieuan Brydydd Hir) came to Towyn as curate - but this cannot be right as he was curate there from 1772 to 1777. However, in Ieuan Brydydd Hir Dafydd Ionawr found a teacher of poetry, and
RICHARDS, JEDEDIAH (1784? - 1838), hymnist and itinerant bookseller buddiol … ynghyd a Hymnau (Carmarthen, 1823); Marwnad David Evans, Morfa (Caernarvon, 1825); Marwnad … Ebenezer Morris, Blaen y Wern, Troed yr Aur (Caernarvon, 1825), Golwg ar Ddrych y Greadigaeth (Aberystwyth, 1826); Hanes Ymneillduwyr Protestanaidd (Carmarthen, 1826); Palmer's Catechism (Carmarthen, 1827); Casgliad o Hymnau, sef Pleser y Pererinion (Cardigan, 1827); Cofiant byr D. Dafis, Castell Hywel
RICHARDS, THOMAS (1710 - 1790), cleric and lexicographer months before the death of Richards, stating that the work was ready for the press. He collaborated with his neighbour, Dr. John Richards, rector of Coity, in the collection of material for an English-Welsh dictionary; he also revised and corrected the English-Welsh dictionary (1771) of William Evans (fl. 1768-76), as is explained on the title-page of the second (1812) edition. He corresponded with
RICHARDS, THOMAS (1754 - 1837), cleric degree. He began to keep school at Berriw, Montgomeryshire, March 1813, and also served as curate of Montgomery. He was in touch with many literary Welshmen of his age, and John Blackwell (Alun) and Evan Evans (Ieuan Glan Geirionydd) were pupils of his. He was local secretary of the Bible Society and a promoter of the publication of Welsh magazines. When his father declined the benefice of Llangynyw
RICHARDS, WILLIAM (1749 - 1818), General Baptist minister, theological and political controversialist, and antiquary impoverished him. He first aroused public notice (1781) in debates on baptism, with English Independents; and from 1788 till 1791 he and Benjamin Evans of Dre-wen (1740 - 1821) contended in Welsh on this subject. It must be confessed that Richards, in his debates, would lose all self-control; his sufficiently prickly fellow-heretic Charles Lloyd could say of him that 'his irritability was incredible
RICHARDS, WILLIAM LESLIE (1916 - 1989), Scholar, teacher, poet and author H. Meurig Evans and W. J. Harries, of four volumes of Cymraeg Heddiw. The periodical Barn came into being in 1962, and he was the first editor of its education section. He was a regular contributor to national periodicals, such as Y Llenor, Llên Cymru, Taliesin, Y Traethodydd, Y Genhinen, Yr Efrydydd, Yr Einion and Blodau'r Ffair. He was a prominent adjudicator at eisteddfodau, including the

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