Life on Llanddwyn
Last updated: 22 September 2006
Elizabeth Llanddwyn Jones from Dwyran recalls her namesake grandmother's life on the island - boat pilot, coastguard, RSPB warden - is there anything she didn't do?
What kind of a place was Llanddwyn when there were residents to call it home?
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The island's cottages are now museums for all to see, but once they were real homes, with real tenants.
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From rescuing sailors in her role as coastguard to protecting the wildlife of Llanddwyn, there was nothing which would drag Elizabeth Llanddwyn Jones I from her island, except perhaps a few Buckingham Palace garden parties!
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Llanddwyn might be the mythical home of St Dwynwen, the patron saint of Welsh lovers - but Elizabeth prefers the real-life tale of how the ancient church came to be.
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Elizabeth recalls the lighthouse, once run by her uncle Tommy and kept busy by passing ships - but whatever became of its lamp?
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What hand did Shell Oil have in saving the island?
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