Emyr Llywelyn Jones is a Welsh political activist, who was active during the 1960s and 1970s.
Mudiad Adfer
Mudiad Adfer (trans: 'Restoration Movement') was a splinter group of Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg (the Welsh language Society) in the 1970s. Taking its Welsh-only philosophy from the works and teachings of Owain Owain and Emyr Llewelyn, it believ ...
was established based on his philosophies, and those of
Owain Owain
Owain Owain (11 December 1929 – 19 December 1993) was a Welsh novelist, short-story writer and poet. He also founded '' Tafod y Ddraig'' (The Dragon's Tongue), which became the Welsh Language Society's main voice from its birth in the 196 ...
and Professor J. R. Jones. Commonly known as Emyr Llywelyn, he is also known as Emyr Llew. He is the son of author and poet
T. Llew Jones.
Llywelyn was educated at
Ysgol Gynradd Coed-y-bryn,
Llandysul Grammar School
Ysgol Dyffryn Teifi was a bilingual (Welsh and English) comprehensive school in Llandysul, Ceredigion. It stood on the site of the previous Llandysul Grammar School. The school was established in 1984 following the re-organisation of education in ...
, and the
University of Wales, Aberystwyth
, mottoeng = A world without knowledge is no world at all
, established = 1872 (as ''The University College of Wales'')
, former_names = University of Wales, Aberystwyth
, type = Public
, endowment = ...
.
He is one of the founders and a contributor to the Welsh monthly publication, ''
Y Faner Newydd''.
Llywelyn was imprisoned in 1963 for causing damage to the building site of the dam at
Tryweryn; he was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment.
In 2000 Llywelyn, who at that time was a member of
Cylch Yr Iaith, was imprisoned again, this time for a week for not paying his TV licence.
He worked as a Welsh teacher for several decades, at schools in
Port Talbot
Port Talbot (, ) is a town and community in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, situated on the east side of Swansea Bay, approximately from Swansea. The Port Talbot Steelworks covers a large area of land which dominates the sout ...
, Llanon and
Aberaeron
Aberaeron, previously anglicised as Aberayron, is a town, community, and electoral ward between Aberystwyth and Cardigan, in Ceredigion, Wales. Ceredigion County Council offices are in Aberaeron. The name of the town is Welsh for ''mouth of th ...
, and now resides in
Ffostrasol,
Ceredigion
Ceredigion ( , , ) is a county in the west of Wales, corresponding to the historic county of Cardiganshire. During the second half of the first millennium Ceredigion was a minor kingdom. It has been administered as a county since 1282. C ...
.
Bibliography
*''Llwybrau Llên'', October 2005 (
Y Lolfa
Y Lolfa (Welsh for ''The Lounge'', ) is a Welsh printing and publishing company based in Tal-y-bont, Ceredigion, in Mid-Wales. It publishes a wide variety of books in Welsh and English. It also provides a commercial print service. Y Lolfa was ...
)
*''Cyfres Ti'n Jocan: Hiwmor y Cardi'', March 2006 (
Y Lolfa
Y Lolfa (Welsh for ''The Lounge'', ) is a Welsh printing and publishing company based in Tal-y-bont, Ceredigion, in Mid-Wales. It publishes a wide variety of books in Welsh and English. It also provides a commercial print service. Y Lolfa was ...
)
*''Themâu ein Llên: Blas ar Themâu ein Llenorion'', January 2007 (
Y Lolfa
Y Lolfa (Welsh for ''The Lounge'', ) is a Welsh printing and publishing company based in Tal-y-bont, Ceredigion, in Mid-Wales. It publishes a wide variety of books in Welsh and English. It also provides a commercial print service. Y Lolfa was ...
)
References
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Welsh nationalists
Welsh activists
Welsh writers
People educated at Llandysul Grammar School
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