1898 in Wales

Incumbents

• Prince of Wales — Albert Edward
• Princess of Wales — Alexandra
• Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales — Hwfa Môn

  Events

• 22 January — Newspaper Llais Llafur is launched in Ystalyfera, and will continue to be published until 1971.
• 1 April-1 September — Welsh coal strike fails to remove the sliding scale, linking wages to the price of coal.
• 28 March-15 August — Plynlimon and Hafan Tramway runs regular market day passenger services.
• 10 May — Mumbles Pier is opened and the Swansea and Mumbles Railway is extended to it.
• 2 August The Llandudno Motor Touring Co begins running excursions with the first motor buses in Wales at Llandudno.
• 24 October — South Wales Miners' Federation founded.
• date unknown
• *Peak year of slate production in Wales.
• *Opening of new docks at Barry and Port Talbot.
• *Opening of Lluest-wen Reservoir.
• *Closure of the Abercynon to Merthyr Tydfil stretch of the Glamorganshire Canal.
• *The last stained glass window to be designed by Edward Burne-Jones is installed at St Deiniol's Church, Hawarden, by Morris & Co.

  Arts and literature

Awards

• Chair — Robert Owen Hughes, "Awen"
• Crown — Richard Roberts, "Charles o'r Bala"

  New books

Welsh language

• Beriah Gwynfe Evans — Dafydd Dafis
• Daniel James — Aeron Awen Gwyrosydd
• John Owen Jones — Cofiant Gladstone
• T. Gwynn Jones — Gwedi Brad a Gofid

  Music

• none known

  Sport

• Football — The Welsh Cup is won by the "Druids" for the sixth time in its 20-year history
• Rugby union
• *Senghenydd RFC and Ynysybwl RFC are founded.
• *February — The Welsh Rugby Union is readmitted into the International Football Rugby Board after the events of The Gould Affair and Wales can again play international rugby.
• *19 March — Wales defeat Ireland 11–3 in a game played at Thomond Park, Limerick

  Births

• 10 February – Thomas Jones, Baron Maelor, politician
• 20 April – Cliff Williams, Wales international rugby union player
• 29 July – Dorothy Rees, politician
• 29 August – Sydney Hinam, Wales international rugby union player
• 24 September – Henry Arthur Evans, politician
• 6 October – William John Edwards, Cerdd Dant singer
• 25 December – Islwyn Evans, Wales international rugby player

  Deaths

• 29 March – John Campbell, 2nd Earl Cawdor, politician, 80
• 25 May – Theophilus Harris Davies, sugar magnate, 64
• 17 June – Sir Edward Burne-Jones, artist, 64
• 17 July – Arthur Guest, politician, 56
• 11 August – Owen Humphrey Davies, composer, 59
• 6 September – Robert Jones, VC recipient, 41
• 26 September – Joseph Jenkins, farmer and diarist, 80
• 28 September – Thomas Gee, publisher, 83
• 29 October – David Stephen Davies, preacher and colonial leader
• 31 October – William Gilbert Rees, surveyor and explorer, New Zealand settler, 71
• 2 December – Michael D. Jones, Tad y Wladfa, founder of the Welsh settlement in Patagonia, 76
• 17 December – William Norton, Wales international rugby player, 36
• date unknown – John Jones, astronomer, about 80