Eluned Morgan

Who was Eluned Morgan?

Eluned Morgan, was a Welsh-language author from Patagonia.

Born aboard the ship Myfanwy en route from Britain to Patagonia in South America, she was the daughter of Lewis Jones who gave his name to the city of Trelew, in Chubut, Argentina. She was partly educated in Wales, and worked for a time in Cardiff Central Library until her final return to Patagonia in 1918.

She wrote numerous articles on Y Wladfa for Welsh periodicals such as Cymru, edited by Owen Morgan Edwards, but is chiefly remembered for her two travel books, Dringo'r Andes, about a journey across country from the Welsh Settlement to the Andes, and Gwymon y Môr, about a sea voyage from Britain to Patagonia. She also wrote a book on the history of the Incas, Plant yr Haul.