:Seren Gomer
{{Short description|Welsh-language weekly newspaper}}
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Seren Gomer was the first Welsh-language weekly newspaper. The first number was published in 1814 in Swansea by the local Baptist minister and writer Joseph Harris (Gomer).[http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Wales-s-Welsh-paper-shone-brightly-briefly/story-20413374-detail/story.html "Wales's first Welsh paper Seren Gomer shone brightly, but briefly." South Wales Evening Post, 8 January 2014]. Accessed 23 February 2016.
Publishing history
The weekly was intended to cover news from the whole of Wales and from overseas, as well as literary material. Its success was limited: it went out of business in 1815 after 85 editions, partly due to the heavy tax on newspapers and a shortfall in advertising revenue.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-26993436 BBC News, "Plaque unveiled for 200th anniversary of Seren Gomer". 12 April 2014]. Accessed 23 February 2016 In 1818 Harris revived the publication, which became associated with the Baptist denomination. In 1820 it became a monthly. The writer and poet Evan Owen Allen was among its contributors.
When Harris died in 1825, the paper was purchased by Carmarthen publisher {{ill|Hugh William Jones|cy}} and became a quarterly Baptist magazine. This continued until 1983.
Editors
:1951–1975: Lewis Valentine
:1975–1977: David Eirwyn Morgan
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070607084108/http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.php?id=528 Seren Gomer – the first Welsh weekly at the National Library of Wales]
Category:Welsh-language newspapers
Category:Newspapers published in Wales
Category:Publications established in 1814
Category:1814 establishments in Wales
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