Angharad James
Angharad James (1677–1749) was a farmer, a harpist, and a poet[1].
Life
She was born in Gelliffrydau farm at Baladeulyn in the Nantlle Valley on 16 July 1677. When still a young woman, she married William Prichard, a man far older than herself, who farmed Cwm Penamnen, a valley to the south of Dolwyddelan[2]. She lived in Parlwr, or Tai Penamnen, a house which had earlier been a home to the Wynn family of Gwydir[3][4], for the remainder of her life, continuing to farm the valley after being widowed. The house is currently being uncovered by archaeologists[5].
She was buried on 25 August 1749 and is buried within the church of St. Gwyddelan in Dolwyddelan[6].
Arts
She was a skilled harpist who commanded her workers to dance to her playing as they returned from the milking[2].
She is notable as an early Welsh female poet[7]. Manuscripts of her work have survived and are held at the National Library of Wales[1]. They include an elegy to her son who had died when 16 and another to her husband in the form of an imaginary dialogue.
References
- ^ a b Nia Mai Jenkins, '‘A’i Gyrfa Megis Gwerful’: Bywyd a Gwaith Angharad James', Llên Cymru Volume 24 (2001)
- ^ a b Owen Thomas, D.D., Cofiant Y Parchedig John Jones, Talsarn (Wrexham 1874)
- ^ Sir John Wynn. History of the Gwydir family and memoirs. Edited by J. Gwynfor Jones. Llandysul : Gwasg Gomer, 1990.
- ^ Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales and Monmouthshire – an inventory of the ancient monuments in Caernarvonshire,Volume 1 – East (1956), pp. 82,83
- ^ "Dolwyddelan.org website". http://www.dolwyddelan.org/heritage/taipenamnen.html?lang=en-gb. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
- ^ John Ellis Jones, 'Bedd Angharad James O Benamnen, Dolwyddelan', Transactions of the Caernarvonshire Historical Society, Volume 45 (1984)
- ^ Ceridwen Lloyd-Morgan Women and their poetry in medieval Wales in Women and Literature in Britain 1150-1500 ed. Caroline Meale (1996)
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James, Angharad |
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16 July 1677 |
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25 August 1749 |
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