Comprises genealogical and historical notes etc. relating to the Priestly family of Hirdre-faig and the parish of Llanffinan. Also includes poetry and letters written by family members and a book of ballads, sonnets, epigrams etc., mainly in English.
Hirdre-faig Papers
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- Dates of Creation1761 - 1909
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- Language of MaterialEnglish, and Welsh.
- Physical Description4 items
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The Priestly name was first associated with Hirdre-faig Penmynydd, Anglesey, north Wales when Samuel Priestly of Leeds came to the area and married Mary Jones of Trefan in 1796. They had two sons, Samuel Owen Priestly of Trefan, d. 1872, and John Priestly of Hirdre-faig, d. 1881. John Priestly married Jane Edwards of Nanhoron. Their children included Francis, d. 1860; O.J, d. 1893; Richard, vicar of Beddgelert; Henry S., rector of Heneglwys, d. 1904; Christopher of Hirdre-faig, d. 1908 and Annabella who married J.G. Wynne Griffith.
Arrangement
Material is arranged in chronological order and incorporated into the General Collection of Bangor Manuscripts .
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Note
Description compiled by Anne Lenaghan, July 2002.
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Item level word-processed list is available at the Archives Department, University of Wales, Bangor. Reference numbers: General Collection of Bangor Manuscripts: 861-864
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