be a fair or handsome race." (p. 3) Among the other stories recounted in the collection are those of: Y Fuwch Frech ("The Speckled Cow") which was said to give milk to "any one. . . in want of milk" until a witch milked the cow dry. The cow then left, plunging into a lake together with her two children. (p. 130) Gwrach y Rhibyn ("Hag of the Mist") who was supposed to reside in the dripping fog, but was seldom, if ever seen. It was believed that her shriek foretold misfortune, if not death, to the hearer. (p. 142) Angelystor ("Recording Angel") an ancient and malign spirit who inhabited the church yard of Llangernyw. Every year, at Halloween its voice could be heard foretelling the names of parishioners who were to die the following year. One Halloween, a local man, Siôn Ap Rhobert, challenged the existence of the spirit only to hear his own name called out. He died within the year. (p. 171) The "wicked Ghost" which haunted the rectory at Llandegla and was eventually exorcised by a man named Griffiths from Graianrhyd. The spirit was said to have been buried in a box under a large stone in the River Alyn close to Llandegla's bridge. (p. 199) Other activities Owen was a member of the Powysland Club, serving on its committee for some time. He was joint-editor and a regular contributor to the society's journal, The Montgomeryshire Collections between 1871 and 1899. The club had been founded in 1867 as a society of antiquarians from the Welshpool area. In 1886, he published his major single volume work, The Old Stone Crosses of the Vale of Clwyd. In the preface, Owen explained the background to his works:Wales teems with folklore of great variety and interest, and in the grave of the aged, as one after the other leave us, is buried for ever some tale of by-gone days, which we wish had been retained. The writer hopes that he has rescued a few of these tales from oblivion. Owen also edited The Works of the Rev. Griffith Edwards published in 1895. Edwards (also known as "Gutyn Padarn") was a fellow graduate of Trinity College, Dublin who became curate at Minera, Denbighshire and then rector of Llangadfan, Montgomeryshire. His literary works included poetry in Welsh and English and numerous articles in periodicals. He was also elected a Fellow of