William Griffiths was telling me that there was 45 on the bus and they had to put a plank in the passage between the seats as there was  no  room for us all to sit and as Charles Jones came on in Cilfor he had to sit on it. 

It  is a pity to see Llandecwyn today as there is  hardly  anyone living  there,  it has changed so much in the last  fifty  years.  Capel Llennyrch was built in 1867 and Dr. Tecwyn Evans mentions in his book that there were about eighty people in the service and fifty in the Sunday School. 

It would be nice to see it today as it was in the old time.  

Here is a list of the houses in the Parish  of  Llandecwyn  and Parish of Llanfihangel that are now ruins.

Muriau Robin, Llidiart Garw, Maes Llan, Mur Mawr, Y Gegin, Ffridd Rasus,  Gwastad Annas, Cefn Mine, Capel Newydd, Hafod  y  Mynydd, Capel  Bach, Pensarn, Bryn Melyn, Garregro Bach,  Dolorcan  Fawr, Hendre  Cerrig,  Penrhyn Uchaf, Bryn  Eirin,  Caebran,  Breichiau (Mari'r  Fantell  Wen),  Tynffordd Fawr,  Ty  Newydd,  Llennyrch; Bondwll, Efail Bach, Llandecwyn; Castell, Glandwr, Ffatri  Eisingrug, Talysarnau, Ysgoldy Bach, Penybont, Blaenddol, Efail Eisingurg,  Aberdeunant  Uchaf,  Cefnrun,  Aberdeunant,  Bryn  Eglwys; Glanofer (Dorti); Glasfryn Bach; Muriau Gwyddil;  Rhwngyddwybont;  Gelli  Grin  Bach; Llain Wen; Nant Pasgan; Cottage  House;  Beudy Bach; Briws; Berthen Gron; Gwrach Ynys (Bach); `Bracdy' (where my grandmother was born);

These are names of men from Talsarnau who worked in the Quarries:-

I'm  sure that today there are only a few that can  remember  the men who worked in the Quarries.  I will try and name those who worked there between 1926 and the Second World War.  I will start in the village:-

I was talking to Hugh Williams, who lived in Ynys Gifftan, a  few years before he died,  about the change in the course of the river this  side of the Island, and Hugh told me that tha last time  the river  came  this  side was 1940.