1891 in Wales
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| 1891 in the United Kingdom |
| 1891 in Ireland |
| Other events of 1891 |
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1891 to Wales and its people.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Prince of Wales - Edward Albert, son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
- Princess of Wales - Alexandra of Denmark
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales - Clwydfardd
[edit] Events
- South Wales & Monmouthshire School of Cookery opens in Cardiff.
- Cymru magazine launched by Owen Morgan Edwards.
- Adelina Patti opens her private theatre at Craig-y-Nos Castle.
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Awards
National Eisteddfod of Wales – held at Swansea
- Chair - John Owen Williams
- Crown - David Adams
[edit] New books
- Charles Ashton - Bywyd ac Amserau yr Esgob Morgan
- George Essex Evans - The Repentance of Magdalene Despar
- Daniel Owen - Enoc Huws
[edit] Music
[edit] Sport
- Football - The Welsh Cup is won by Shrewsbury Town.
[edit] Births
- 13 February - Kate Roberts, author (died 1985)
- 14 February - Gwynn Parry Jones, singer (died 1963)
- 1 October - Morfydd Llwyn-Owen, composer (died 1918)
[edit] Deaths
- 6 January - Hugh Owen Thomas, pioneering orthopaedic surgeon, 57
- 2 May - David Lewis Wooding, genealogist, 62
- 26 September - David Charles Davies, Nonconformist leader, 65
- 18 December - Love Jones-Parry, politician, 59
