The parish of Myddfai is situated in eastern Carmarthenshire, in the south west of Wales. It has a varied landscape: the rugged barrenness of the mountains contrasts with the fertile richness of the dales and there are many wooded areas with streams and rivers flowing through.

The scenery is striking, with the lanes running through steep wooded valleys giving glimpses of the grandeur of Mynydd Myddfai and the Black Mountain. The parish extends to about 4800 hectares and includes an open mountain area which was traditionally common land.

The boundary of the parish is irregular but at the centre lies the village with six roads radiating from it providing access to all parts of the parish. At the centre of the village stands the ancient parish church.

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Lleolir plwyf Myddfai yn Nwyrain Sir Gaerfyrddin yn Ne-gorllewin Cymru. Y mae'r tirwedd yn amrywiol iawn: mae'r mynyddoedd garw diffrwyth yn gwrthgyferbyniad i gyfoethogrwydd ffrwythlon y cymoedd. Mae hefyd lawer o ardaloedd goediog gyda nentydd ac afonydd yn llifo drwyddynt.

Y mae'r golygfeydd yn hynod gyda lônydd yn rhedeg drwy dyffrynoedd serth coediog ac yn rhoddi cipolwg ar fawredd Mynydd Myddfai a'r Mynydd Du. Y mae'r plwyf yn ymestyn i tua 4800 o hectarau, yn cynnwys ardal agored fynyddig a fu yn draddodiadol yn dir comin.

Mae ffin y plwyf yn afreolaidd ond yn y canol saif y pentref gyda chwech heol yn rhoddi mynediad i bob rhan o'r plwyf. Yng nghanol y pentref saif hen eglwys y plwyf.

 

Myddfai

 

The compass point quivers.
Where in Wales are we?
Myddfai, Mothvey, Myddfe
Village of the Physicians,
Partly on, partly off the tourist trail.
The hills roll not too steeply.
Trees nestle where they cleave.
Rivers rage, rest, tumble
Or meander through watery meadows.

But where are we?
The compass point rests.
Definitely not north, hardly south.
Too far west to be east, too far east to be west
And yet not properly mid – Wales.

Night time and the sky is starlit
Moonwhite spills over fields
Flows milky along hedges, down tree trunks
Stripping their bark bone white.

Let’s leave it to the stars to fix our bearings
To past, present and future.


Mary MacGregor

 

 

 

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