Carol Byrne Jones
Carol Byrne Jones was a Welsh teacher, lecturer, producer and poet. She was the producer of the film Tân ar y Comin (English: A Christmas Reunion) based on the novel by T. Llew Jones and published an English translation called Gipsy Fires.[1]
Early life and education
Carol Byrne Jones grew up in the Teifi Valley. She studied at Llandysul Grammar School and Cardiff University. After leaving college, she became a drama organiser for Breconshire.[1][2]
Career
Carol Byrne Jones became a lecturer in Dublin and then taught drama and English in Cardigan. After leaving teaching she worked for HTV and became its first female director.[1][2]
After that, she formed her own company, Y Wennol Cyf, which produced the film Tân ar y Comin (known in English as A Christmas Reunion), based on the novel by T. Llew Jones.[1][3][4] It was shot in Penyrallt, Carmarthenshire.[5] In 1994, she also translated the novel into English with the title Gipsy Fires.[1][6]
She became a lecturer in film and drama at Lampeter University and earned a doctorate. She was also Production Lecturer in the Department of Theatre, Film and Television at Aberystwyth University.[1]
Personal life
Carol Byrne Jones lived in Aberporth and had two sons. She was editor of the local paper Y Gambo, as well as attending a local singing class and poetry discussion group. She was also vice-president of the literary association, Cymdeith Ceredigion, which ran the local Eisteddfod.[1][2][7]
She died, aged 80, in Glangwili Hospital, Carmarthen after a short illness.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Carol Byrne Jones: Cofio menyw oedd yn 'ffrind i gymaint o bobl'" [Carol Byrne Jones: Remembering a woman who was 'a friend to so many people']. BBC Cymru Fyw (in Welsh). 2023-12-11.
- 1 2 3 "Cofio a Diolch | Carol Byrne Jones" [In Memory & Thanks | Carol Byrne Jones] (PDF). Steddfota (in Welsh). No. 67. March 2024. p. 6.
- ↑ Rogers, Byron (14 October 1993). "Now the Welsh are coming..." The Daily Telegraph. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Walsh, Barry (16 January 1991). "Local TV director Carol forges continental links". Western Telegraph. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Tan ar y Comin". Film Hub Wales | Canolfan Ffilm Cymru. Retrieved 2026-05-15.
- ↑ Evans, Arnold (Jul 8, 1994). "Made in Wales - Rockets to the Rescue by Tania Martin / Gipsy Fires by Carol Byrne Jones and T. Llew Jones / The Cup and the Mask by Gertrude Clancy". The Times Educational Supplement. No. 4071. p. 33.
- ↑ "Swper Nadolig Cymdeithas Ceredigion" [Ceredigion Association Christmas Dinner]. Tivyside Advertiser (in Welsh). 2017-12-12. Retrieved 2026-05-15.