1898 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1898 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents
- Prince of Wales — Albert Edward
- Princess of Wales — Alexandra
- 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
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