Ivan Rabey
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Arthur Ivan Rabey was best known as a Cornish historian and author from St Columb Major in Cornwall. He was also a journalist, broadcaster and local politician. In 1974 he was created a bard of The Cornish Gorseth and took the bardic name "Gwas Colum" meaning servant of St Columb[1]. He died on 21 January 2008, aged 76, following a long illness.[2] [3]
[edit] Works
- The book of St Columb & St Mawgan, 1979, ISBN 0860230589
- Hurling at St Columb and in Cornwall, 1972, Lodenek P, ISBN 0-902899-11-2
- Bugles, Sirens and Bells and 'Cornwall County Fire Brigade 1948 - 1998'
- From St. Columb to the Sea (1996) ISBN 0950023574
- When Bombs Fell : The Air-Raids on Cornwall During the Second World War (1988), ISBN 0950023558
[edit] References
- ^ Gorseth Kernow - The Gorseth of Cornwall: Byrth Noweth/New Bards, 1970-1979
- ^ Passion for St Columb and its silver ball article from The Newquay Voice by Katri Iivonen, describing Ivan Rabey,s life and the funeral, 30 January 2008.
- ^ Lasting Tribute website: Announcement of the death of Arthur Ivan Rabey.
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