Watcyn Wyn — a remark

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“They are not merely the words of Catwg the Wise, but a summary of the pupils' best sayings; and the pupils often outdo the teacher.”

Original: Nid geiriau Catwg Ddoeth yn unig ydynt, ond crynhodeb o ddywediadau goreu'r disgyblion; ac mae'r disgyblion yn fynych yn curo'r athro. — Recognising that pupils can sometimes surpass their teachers · Address, Gorsedd, National Eisteddfod Cardiff, 1899 (Welsh)

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Watcyn Wyn

7 March 1844–19 November 1905

In the rolling hills of Carmarthenshire, where the coal dust mingles with morning mist and the Welsh language flows like the streams that carve the valleys, a remarkable story unfolded in the latter half of the nineteenth century. It is the story of Watkin Hezekiah Williams, better known by his bardic name Watcyn Wyn…

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