1898 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1898 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 - Hwfa Môn

Events

*Peak year of slate production in Wales.
*"Llais Llafur" is launched in Ystalyfera, and will continue to be published until 1971.
*Opening of new docks at Barry and Port Talbot.
*The first motor buses in Wales are introduced at Llandudno.
*Closure of the Abercynon to Merthyr Tydfil stretch of the Glamorganshire Canal.
*Weaver's Mill, Swansea, becomes the first building in the UK to be constructed from reinforced concrete.
*The Welsh coal strike of 1898 fails to remove the sliding scale (April 1 - September 1)
*South Wales Miners' Federation is established.

Arts and literature

Awards

National Eisteddfod of Wales – held at Blaenau Ffestiniog
*Chair - Robert Owen Hughes
*Crown - Richard Roberts

New books

*Beriah Gwynfe Evans - "Dafydd Dafis"
*Daniel James (Gwyrosydd) - "Aeron Awen Gwyrosydd"

Music

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port

*Football - The Welsh Cup is won by the "Druids" for the sixth time in its 20-year history
*Rugby union
**Senghenydd RFC and Ynysybwl RFC are founded.
**February - The Welsh Rugby Union is readmitted into the International Football Rugby Board after the events of The Gould Affair and Wales can again play international rugby.
**19 March - Wales defeat Ireland 11–3 in a game played at Thomond Park, Limerick

Births

*10 February - Thomas Jones, Baron Maelor, politician (died 1984)
*29 July - Dorothy Rees, politician (died 1987)
*24 September - Henry Arthur Evans, politician (died 1958)
*"date unknown" - William John Edwards, cerdd dant singer (died 1978)

Deaths

*17 June - Sir Edward Burne-Jones, artist (born 1833)
*28 September - Thomas Gee, publisher (born 1815)
*2 December - Michael D. Jones, Patagonian settler (born 1822)