Y Cymmrodor
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Y Cymmrodor was the annual journal of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion
, published between 1821 and 1951. It contained essays and lectures on historical and literary topics and Welsh poetry.
Y Cymmrodor was first published in 1821 (an unnumbered volume), followed by a four-part volume published between 1822 (Part I) and 1843 (Part IV). It contained essays and lectures on historical and literary topics and Welsh poetry. The series came to an end in 1843.
The series of Y Cymmrodor was re-started in 1877 (Vol. I), containing historical and literary essays; in 1939 (Vol. XLVI) it changed to become a series of single-volume transcripts of major Welsh historical sources, ending in 1951 (Vol. L), its previous function having been taken over by the Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion
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It is being digitised by the Welsh Journals Online project at the National Library of Wales
and is considered by the Library as one of "the most significant journal and periodical titles" in Wales. It has also been digitised by Google and MSN and published on the Internet Archive.
Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion
The Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion was founded in 1751 as a literary society devoted to the preservation of the Welsh language. It was founded by two brothers, Lewis Morris and Richard Morris, natives of Anglesey...
, published between 1821 and 1951. It contained essays and lectures on historical and literary topics and Welsh poetry.
Y Cymmrodor was first published in 1821 (an unnumbered volume), followed by a four-part volume published between 1822 (Part I) and 1843 (Part IV). It contained essays and lectures on historical and literary topics and Welsh poetry. The series came to an end in 1843.
The series of Y Cymmrodor was re-started in 1877 (Vol. I), containing historical and literary essays; in 1939 (Vol. XLVI) it changed to become a series of single-volume transcripts of major Welsh historical sources, ending in 1951 (Vol. L), its previous function having been taken over by the Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion
Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion
Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion / Trafodion Anrhydedd Gymdeithas y Cymmrodorion is the annual journal of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, published from 1893 ; it and contains historical and literary essays and reviews...
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It is being digitised by the Welsh Journals Online project at the National Library of Wales
National Library of Wales
The National Library of Wales , Aberystwyth, is the national legal deposit library of Wales; one of the Welsh Government sponsored bodies.Welsh is its main medium of communication...
and is considered by the Library as one of "the most significant journal and periodical titles" in Wales. It has also been digitised by Google and MSN and published on the Internet Archive.
Editors
- Robert Jones (Y Cymmrodor, volumes 1 – 2)
- Thomas Powell (Y Cymmrodor, volumes 3 – 7)
- Egerton Phillimore (Y Cymmrodor 8 – 11)
- E. Vincent Evans (Y Cymmrodor, volumes 13 – 22).