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Darllen yn GymraegMeet Sarah Jane Rees, known as Cranogwen
Sarah Jane Rees, better known as Cranogwen, was born in Llangrannog in 1839. Her achievements connected navigation and teaching with poetry, editing and social campaigning. Explore the village in the context of this varied life, rather than reducing her story to a single occupation or to the maritime traditions around her childhood.
A powerful public voice
Writing under the name Cranogwen, she gained recognition at the National Eisteddfod in 1865. Her career also encompassed public speaking, editing a Welsh-language women's journal and organising through the temperance movement.
Discover her home village
Cranogwen's grave at St Crannog's Church connects her remarkable life to Llangrannog. The village's sheltered shore and maritime setting help explain the environment in which her interests first developed.
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Image credits: Tregaron Market Place.jpg — Gordon Hatton / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons). Images may be resized or cropped for the layout.
Sources and visitor information: Dictionary of Welsh Biography: Cranogwen