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A letter in the “Y Glorian issue 21” reads and I apologise for any loss in the translation
HAFOD GARTH CELYN) ABERGARTHCELYN
LLYS HYNAFOL Y TWYSOGION CYMREIG
The original Welsh meanings are very often spelt and written incorrectly in English, by the English trying to write Welsh place names
Then, because they are specifically to work against the kingdoms of the princes of Gwynedd and Wales, a number of efforts have been made to destroy the memories of us, the people of Wales, of these special places in the history of the nation - this ancient court is more important to Gwynedd than the castles of Caernarfon, Beaumaris or Conwy.
It shows that they didn't keep the original names or use them officially after the invasion. This was the policy of the English government and the crown to bury or eradicate totally our memories of Wales, our princes and our treasures also.
I hope the Assembly Government will agree with me and make these special and ancient places more available.
1 To advise the councillors of Gwynedd to reveal more of the true history, especially (GARTH CELYN) or HAFOD GARTH CELYN.
2 To have a better picture of the landscape and aerial pictures of the ruins of this royal court in it's quiet valley. (NANMAWAN Y BRITHONIAID)
3 To confirm that (GARTH CELYN) from now on should be the official name of one of the principal Courts of the Princes of Gwynedd in ABERGARTHCELYN and not GARTH GELYN nor Abergwyngregyn
4, ABERGARTHCELYN is correct and not Abergwyngregyn (Hiding the truth again).
At this time, when the Irish were living here, in about the year 200-300, the name of the place was CROKEEN. Later, about 400, the court was called TINTAIOL by the BRYTHONIAID. (They remembered that Tintagael was the name of the court of King Arthur in Cornwall). Prince David, son of Siwan, retreated to Tintaiol when he was ill, lost his hair and scratched his hands, before dying here in the year 1246 and being buried in Aberconwy
Later, in the time of the Welsh princes, about 700, it was called GARTH CELYN or (HAFOD GARTH CELYN). Attempts were made by some to destroy (or spoil) the memory of the historic days of Wales and its princes and to call it GARTH GELYN (Summer dwelling of the enemy) LATER HISTORY OF THE MANOR
In 1287 the manor of Aber was granted to Henry Somur for five years. In 1323 the manor was held by Edmond de Dynieton. in 1327 by David of Overton and in 1330 by John de Houseum. In 1390 Henry de Colon claimed title to the manor of Aber the manor was seized by the Prince's Escheator and Henry de Coton was compensated with the grant of the manor of Walton upon Trent. In 1417 the manor was granted to John de Pont and in 1437 a petition for a grant of the manor provides for the maintenance of the houses, woods, closes and gardens appertaining to the manor (Rees 1975 61 167 323 451-2). In 1484 the manor of Aber together with the manor of Kemmaes (Cemaes) were granted to Richard Vaughan (UCNW MS 21275 BM Harley MS 433).
There then follows a series of disputes over the lessee of the manor of Aber and Cemaes. In 1551 the lesse was Ryce Thomas and in 1610 William Thomas purchased the manors of Aber and Cemaes (UCNW MS 21281 + Plas Coch MS 3263 - 3300). By 1689 the manor had passed to the Bulkleys of Baron Hill (see Baron Hill MS 4726, 4727, 4728 etc), and by 1863 the property was sold to the Penrhyn Estate (Penrhyn MS 1180, 2872 etc).
In the year 2,000 a letter was sent to the editor of Ordnance Survey Products in Southampton to correct this. Yes, the stones from the Court in Garth Celyn were carried by Edward 1st to build Conwy Castle, bringing them down from Abergarthcelyn on the river Menai with horses and carts and across the sea in boats to Conwy, as was done in Aberffraw, where the stones from this place also were carried by horses and carts down to the river and then across the sea to build Caernarfon castle. The whole of this was an effort to disperse and destroy the memories of the Welsh sovereigns in Gwynedd and to degrade our nation the language and the people in a hope of some day turning us into some sort of second-hand English.
But no one can exterminate the truth, not even the government, or the English king Edward 1st, true Lord, the immoral and weak man who hated the Welsh, namely Archbishop Caergraint John Peckham servant of the English Sovereign and not his omnipotent God and true Lord.
But it is high time that we the Welsh knew the truth and the whole truth and no unfounded excuses from the first minister, librarians and archivists - Here was CROKEEN, the early Irish, then was TINTAIOL the Briton and later LLYS GARTH CELYN, Princes of Gwynedd in Abergarthcelyn near Bangor, Caernarvonshire.
WHY KEEP IT A SECRET TODAY??
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