ɪt wʌzðə bˈɜːθpleɪs ʌvðə wˈɛlʃ fˈoʊkloːɹˌɪst ænd pˈoʊɪt ɹˈɑːbɚt bɹˈaɪən wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ænd ʌvðə hˈɪmɹˈaɪɾɚ dʒˈeɪ. ˈɑːɹ. dʒˈoʊnz ɔːltˈʌd ɡlˈɪn mˈeɪlɚ; wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn.
It was the birthplace of the Welsh folklorist and poet Robert Bryan (1858–1920) and of the hymn-writer J. R. Jones ('Alltud Glyn Maelor'; 1800–81).