Welsh Journals

14. DEANERY OF LLANDEILO AND LLANGADOG, Carmarthenshire. Patrons in 1717. Abergwili, David Bishop of St. David's. Bettws Ystum Gunli. Capel Bach. Capel Llanddu. Henllan. Llanllawddog, Llawddog. Llanvihangel uwch Gwili, St. Michael. Llanpumpsaint, Celynin, Ceitho, Gwyn, Gwynno, Gwynoro. Bettws, David Bishop of St. David's. Pentre'r Eglwys. Brechva, Teilo Lady Rudd and Mr. Lewis. Oil y Cwm or Llanvihangel Oil y Cwm, St. Michael Mr. Morgan. Cynwyl Gaeo, Cynwyl The Crown. Aberbranddu. Cwrt y Cadno. Henllan or Bryn Eglwys. Llansadwrn, Sadwrn Mr. Cornwallis. Llansawel, Sawel. Llanwrda, Gwrdav.1 Maes Llanivrthwl, Gwrthwl. Pumsaint, Celynin, Ceitho, Gwyn, Gwynno, Gwynoro. Llanarthneu, Arthneu2 Bishop of St. David's. Terrier of 1636. All trace of this latter name is now lost (Evans's Church Plate of Carmarthenshire, p. 121 and n. 1). 1 The name Llanwrda postulates Gwrda and not Cwrda. In a charter of Edward I, printed in Daniel-Tyssen's Royal Charters, ed. by Alcwyn Evans, Llanwrda appears as Lanurdam (p. 63), which looks like an archaic form of what would now be written Llanwrdav, postulating Gwrdav as the saint's name. In a 1670 calendar Gwrda's day is given as December 5th, which probably means that he is there identified with Cowrda, or Cawrdav, whose festival falls on that day according to some authorities. Lewis, in his Top. Dic. Wales, ed. 1833, s Llanwrda, states that the annual fair is held on October 5th. 2 Rice Rees identifies the Llanadneu of Gwynvardd Brycheiniog's poem to St. David with Llanarthneu "as it harmonizes admirably