1891 in Wales

1891 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1891 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

*Prince of Wales - Edward Albert, son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
*Princess of Wales - Alexandra of Denmark
*Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales - Clwydfardd

Events

*South Wales & Monmouthshire School of Cookery opens in Cardiff.
*"Cymru" magazine launched by Owen Morgan Edwards.
*Adelina Patti opens her private theatre at Craig-y-Nos Castle.

Arts and literature

Awards

National Eisteddfod of Wales – held at Swansea
*Chair - John Owen Williams
*Crown - David Adams

New books

*Charles Ashton - "Bywyd ac Amserau yr Esgob Morgan"
*George Essex Evans - "The Repentance of Magdalene Despar"
*Daniel Owen - "Enoc Huws"

Music

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port

*Football - The Welsh Cup is won by Shrewsbury Town.

Births

*13 February - Kate Roberts, author (died 1985)
*14 February - Gwynn Parry Jones, singer (died 1963)
*14 March - Billy Geen, Welsh international rugby union player (died 1915)
*29 March - Tom Parker, Welsh international rugby union captain (died 1967)
*1 October - Morfydd Llwyn-Owen, composer (died 1918)
*29 November - Glyn Stephens, Welsh international rugby union captain

Deaths

*6 January - Hugh Owen Thomas, pioneering orthopaedic surgeon, 57
*2 May - David Lewis Wooding, genealogist, 62
*26 September - David Charles Davies, Nonconformist leader, 65
*18 December - Love Jones-Parry, politician, 59


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