Dysgedydd y Plant was a Welsh language periodical produced for use by Congregationalist Church Sunday schools. It was first published in Dolgellau by W Hughes in 1871. The articles it contained covered religious and general educational subjects, including biographies. Its editors included David Griffith (1823–1913) and Richard Roberts (1871–1935). [1][2] At a time when state schools punished children for speaking Welsh, children's publications such as this were important in preserving the skills of reading and writing in the Welsh language.
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References
edit- ^ "Welsh Journals Welsh Journals - Browse". journals.library.wales. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ "Roberts, Richard (GWYLFA)". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 1 February 2018.