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Meinir Jones
Meinir may refer to: People * Meinir Ffransis (born 1950), Welsh language activist * Meinir Gwilym Meinir Elin Gwilym (born 31 March 1983) is a Welsh-language pop and folk singer. Raised in Llangristiolus, Anglesey, she released her first EP, "Smôcs, Coffi a Fodca Rhad" (translates into English as "Smokes, Coffee and Cheap Vodka") in 2002. ... (born 1983), Welsh pop and folk singer Places * Meinir, Anglesey, Wales {{disambiguation, surname, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meinir Ffransis
Meinir Ffransis (born 8 April 1950; née Evans) is a Welsh political activist, best known for her activities as a prominent member of Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg (The Welsh Language Society). She served jail sentences for various offences while campaigning for recognition for the Welsh language. Meinir Ffransis is one of the three daughters and seven children of the first Plaid Cymru MP and one-time party leader, Gwynfor Evans, and his wife, Rhiannon Prys Thomas, both of whom died in 2005. Her political career began when, aged sixteen, she campaigned for her father in the 1966 Carmarthen by-election, when he took the seat from Labour. It was suggested that the loss of the seat in 1970 was partly due to his daughter's involvement in vigorous protests by the Welsh Language Society that same year. She married Ffred Ffransis, also a keen campaigner for Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg. The couple became notorious for their frequent brushes with the law during the 1970s, with Meinir on one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meinir Gwilym
Meinir Elin Gwilym (born 31 March 1983) is a Welsh-language pop and folk singer. Raised in Llangristiolus, Anglesey, she released her first EP, "Smôcs, Coffi a Fodca Rhad" (translates into English as "Smokes, Coffee and Cheap Vodka") in 2002. Her website claims that she is amongst the best-selling Welsh language musicians in history. Gwilym worked as a radio presenter on the afternoon request show for Radio Cymru, the BBC's Welsh-language service, alongside Dylan Wyn. She now works on S4C's nightly magazine show ''Wedi 7'', and presents weekend shows on in Anglesey and Gwynedd. Childhood Meinir Gwilym was born in Wales in 1983, and educated at Ysgol Henblas ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |