The opinions expressed here are the author's alone and not necessarily those of Transceltic. Mair Williams's blog. Latest content Bugaled Breizh relatives remain highly skeptical following inquest conclusion. Haunted Room at Queen's University in Belfast. Nominations Sought for Manx Cultural Award. Random content House of Manannan - Thie Vanannan. A Warning From History. Oxwich Castle - Castell Oxwich. Screenplay Film Festival gets underway in Shetland on Friday. Lewis Lewis, meanwhile, had his sentence commuted to transportation for life.
Ultimately, Tregelles Price even convinced the trial judge that Penderyn should be reprieved, but the Home Secretary, Lord Melbourne refused to listen. Dic Penderyn's execution was set for Saturday, August 13th and the sentence duly carried out.
He died proclaiming the injustice of his death and forgiving those who had caused it. His body was later carried back to Aberavon to be buried. Dic Penderyn was not the only man to die in such a way in early nineteenth century Wales - or even in Merthyr - but Tregelles Price's efforts and Lord Melbourne's refusal to listen to the claims of either justice or mercy made this execution so blatantly a matter of policy, that even the conservative Cambrian newspaper objected.
As for Dic Penderyn himself, he was twenty three years old when he died. He was an ordinary working man, and yet, for generations afterwards, men and women remembered where they or their parents had been when Penderyn's funeral procession passed by. Sign in or register to comment. Many people don't realize how widely Welsh was spoken; his words were: "O Arglwydd dyma gamwedd".
It would be better if writers explained that they are giving a translation, especially that some readers could be confused by not every translation being the same. Complain about this comment Comment number 1. His grave is at St Mary's churchyard - that is the church with the square tower that you see when you drive on the dual carriageway through the centre of Port Talbot.
Complain about this comment Comment number 2. A folklore tale has it that his scaffold statement was "No grass shall grow on my grave" which was a correct prophesy as the original grave cover was a body length flat stone marker slab The upright headstone is a ,s Local Authority installation to honour the memory of a locally born martyr. Les Sexton Port Talbot.
Complain about this comment Comment number 3. This entry is now closed for comments. Welcome to the BBC Wales History blog, a place to explore both celebrated and lesser-known incidents in Welsh history, watch rare clips from BBC Wales' own archive, find out about history events in Wales and get tips to help you delve into your family history. Phil Carradice is a broadcaster, writer and poet. His blog posts provide a distinctly Welsh perspective on major events in world history, as well as revealing some little-known events from the Welsh past.
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This page has been archived and is no longer updated. Find out more about page archiving. The crowd tried to overpower the military force, and 16 people were killed when soldiers opened fire from inside the Castle Hotel. Many people were convinced that Dic Penderyn had been an innocent bystander. A petition for a reprieve attracted more than 11, signature.
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