History of WalesHanes Cymru / Modern WalesCymru Fodern
1891–1985
A quarryman’s daughter from Rhosgadfan whose short stories and novels are the high point of modern Welsh prose.Merch chwarelwr o Rosgadfan y mae ei storïau byrion a’i nofelau’n uchafbwynt rhyddiaith Gymraeg fodern.
Her books, such as ‘Traed mewn Cyffion’ (Feet in Chains) and ‘Te yn y Grug’, show the hard, proud life of the slate villages. With her husband she ran the Gee press in Denbigh and its newspaper, Y Faner.
Mae ei llyfrau, fel ‘Traed mewn Cyffion’ a ‘Te yn y Grug’, yn dangos bywyd caled a balch pentrefi’r llechi. Gyda’i gŵr rhedodd wasg Gee yn Ninbych a’i phapur newydd, Y Faner.
Welsh-speaking prime minister from 1916 to 1922 whose 1909 People’s Budget laid foundations for the welfare state.Prif weinidog Cymraeg ei iaith rhwng 1916 a 1922, y gosododd ei Gyllideb y Bobl yn 1909 seiliau’r wladwriaeth les.
Born in Haverfordwest, she painted quiet, intense portraits and is now ranked among the finest artists of her time.Fe’i ganed yn Hwlffordd. Paentiodd bortreadau tawel, dwys, ac fe’i hystyrir heddiw ymhlith artistiaid gorau ei chyfnod.
Ellis Humphrey Evans, a shepherd from Trawsfynydd, who won the eisteddfod chair weeks after he was killed in battle.Ellis Humphrey Evans, bugail o Drawsfynydd, a enillodd gadair yr eisteddfod wythnosau ar ôl iddo gael ei ladd mewn brwydr.
A miner from Betws near Ammanford who became a Labour minister and built the welfare state.Glöwr o’r Betws ger Rhydaman a ddaeth yn weinidog Llafur ac a adeiladodd y wladwriaeth les.