Examining Myfanwy
A mammoth skull was discovered during construction work many yeas ago. It currently resides in the Holyhead Maritime Museum but GeoMon staff arranged for various scientific studies to be carried out to determine her age etc. Photos show various stages in extracting samples for analyses from the jawbone
Poem by Rhys Trimble
Myfanwy dalm afonig
Myfanwy syth ysgythrig
Myfanwy ‘r traed a’r Miwsig
Myfanwy’r mawn a cherrig
Paham mae dicter, O Myfanwy,
Yn llenwi’th lygaid duon di?
A’th ruddiau tirion, O Myfanwy,
Heb wrido wrth fy ngweled i?
Pa le mae’r wên oedd ar dy wefus
Fu’n cynnau ‘nghariad ffyddlon ffôl?
Pa le mae sain dy eiriau melys,
Fu’n denu’n nghalon ar dy ôl?
Myfanwy llwy a lliain
Myfanwy gwlanog gelain
Myfanwy plu eplesu
Myfanwy cloÿn nam a fu.
Myfanwy —the riverine time
Myfanwy —the straightened horn
Myfanwy the feet and The music
Myfanwy the peat and the stone
Why is there anger, O Myfanwy,
That fills your dark, dark eyes?
And your gentle cheeks, O Myfanwy,
Not blushing at the sight of me?
Where is the smile that was on your lips,
That once kindled my faithful, foolish love?
Where is the sound of your sweet words,
That drew my heart after you?
Myfanwy — the spoon and linen
Myfanwy — the woolly cadaver
Myfanwy — the brooding feathers
Myfanwy —the little icicle that once was.