Poem composed by Mary Jones regarding her journey to Bala to purchase a Bible.
Mary Jones Poem
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- ReferenceGB 222 BMSS MJP
- Dates of Creation1960s [composed during the early 19th century]
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialWelsh.
- Physical Description1 item
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
No biographical information was available regarding Mrs Annie Meiriona Jones who put the poem on record, other than she lived at Bryn Derw, Abergynolwyn, Merioneth.
The actual composer of the poem is believed to be Mary Jones, 1784-1866. She became well-known for walking 25 miles from Llanfihangel-y-Pennant to Bala to buy a Welsh Bible from Thomas Charles, having saved her money over a period of 6 years.
Arrangement
Incorporated into the General Collection of Bangor Manuscripts
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Note
Description compiled by Elen Wyn Hughes, April 2003.
Other Finding Aids
A typescript catalogue is available at the Archives Department of the University of Wales Bangor. Reference number : General Collection of Bangor Manuscripts 17667
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Custodial History
The poem was recited to Mrs Annie Meiriona Jones by her husband who was born in Llanfihangel-y-Pennant and who lived there all his life. It is believed that the poem was composed by Mary Jones and passed on from generation to generation, orally, by the local inhabitants of the parish.