1898 in Wales

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See also:	List of years in Wales 1898 in The United Kingdom Ireland Scotland

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1898 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

• Prince of Wales — The Prince Albert Edward, son of Queen Victoria
• Princess of Wales — Alexandra of Denmark
• Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales — Hwfa Môn

Events

• 22 January — Newspaper Llais Llafur ("Labour Voice") is launched in Ystalyfera, and will continue to be published (under various titles) until 1971.
• 1 April–1 September — Welsh coal strike fails to remove the sliding scale, linking wages to the price of coal.
• 28 March–15 August — Plynlimon and Hafan Tramway runs regular market day passenger services.
• 10 May — Mumbles Pier opened and Swansea and Mumbles Railway extended to it.
• 24 October — South Wales Miners' Federation founded.
• Peak year of slate production in Wales.
• Opening of new docks at Barry and Port Talbot.
• The first motor buses in Wales are introduced into excursion service at Llandudno.
• Closure of the Abercynon to Merthyr Tydfil stretch of the Glamorganshire Canal.
• The last stained glass window to be designed by Edward Burne-Jones is installed at St Deiniol's Church, Hawarden by Morris & Co.

Arts and literature

Awards

National Eisteddfod of Wales — held at Blaenau Ffestiniog

• Chair — Robert Owen Hughes
• Crown — Richard Roberts

New books

• Beriah Gwynfe Evans — Dafydd Dafis
• Daniel James (Gwyrosydd) — Aeron Awen Gwyrosydd

Music

Sport

• Football — The Welsh Cup is won by the "Druids" for the sixth time in its 20-year history
• Rugby union
  • Senghenydd RFC and Ynysybwl RFC are founded.
  • February — The Welsh Rugby Union is readmitted into the International Football Rugby Board after the events of The Gould Affair and Wales can again play international rugby.
  • 19 March — Wales defeat Ireland 11–3 in a game played at Thomond Park, Limerick

Births

• 10 February – Thomas Jones, Baron Maelor, politician (died 1984)
• 20 April – Cliff Williams, Wales international rugby union player (died 1930)
• 29 July – Dorothy Rees, politician (died 1987)
• 29 August – Sydney Hinam, Wales international rugby union player (died 1982)
• 24 September v Henry Arthur Evans, politician (died 1958)
• 25 December – Islwyn Evans, Wales international rugby player (died 1974)
• date unknown – William John Edwards, Cerdd Dant singer (died 1978)

Deaths

• 17 June – Sir Edward Burne-Jones, artist, 64
• 17 July – Arthur Guest, politician, 56
• 6 September – Robert Jones, VC recipient, 41 (suicide)
• 28 September – Thomas Gee, publisher, 83
• 2 December – Michael D. Jones, Tad y Wladfa, founder of the Welsh settlement in Patagonia, 76
• 17 December – William Norton, Wales international rugby player, 36