Dan Jenkins: His Life and Times in Cardiganshire and Carmarthenshire

ISBN: 1847713165

Author: Leech, Alan

Condition: New

Leading Welsh-language pioneer Dan Jenkins (1856-1946) achieved a great deal for the newly emerging board schools of the late nineteenth century. He advocated a greater use of the Welsh language in the curriculum and the celebration of St David's Day in schools. Dan Jenkins was at the forefront of other important policy matters such as contracts of employment, tenants' rights, the development of Welsh agriculture, as well as significant aspects of the Welsh way of life, such as folk singing and the eisteddfod. He was a county councilor, teacher, farmer and writer.