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Dedicated to the apostles Philip and James, the feast day was held on May 1st (Nos Glanai a Chalan Mai), but some traditions associate it with Brynach.
Some kind of church was here from 12th century but it does not appear in tax records.
At the beginning of the 18th century local residents were beginning to drift away from the parish church. In 1705 a churchwarden wrote - 'none comes to be catechised ...no schoolmaster'.
In 1710 'no house, no Glebe, no Minister resident. Prayers every Sunday once, generally in Welsh but sometimes half in English half in Welsh'.
Communicates then numbered 60, with about fifty families in the parish.
In 1907 J.T.Jones described the chalice and paten cover as 'in a beautiful state of preservation' - though it had no hallmark or inscribed date.
It is understood that in 1574 the church received an Elizabethan chalice inscribed:-
'Poculum Eclesie de Kilyiemaynloyd'.
After 1764 a parish library flourished.
By 1786 the church was given the name Killmaenllwyd alias Culymaenllwyd.
The church was rebuilt in 1843 in the gothic style of the 19th century. It was further restored in 1898 with 270 seatings. During this later restoration (which cost £500) a new entrance with porch was made in the S.W. end of the nave. The turret was also rebuilt and the vestry enlarged. When the church reopened scores failed to to gain entry for the ceremony. Yet in 1972 it was dismantled (not strictly true - I'm not sure when it closed, I would have said before 1972 - but although converted into a dwelling - it is still standing).
There was a tablet inside the church to the Philipps family of Coedllys - from the 18th century (not sure what has happened to that?).
Some clergy:
John Blaune - about 1334
Lewis ap Howell
John de Wadingham
William de Spindlington 1385
Lewis de Howell ?
Griffith ap David 1502
David Jones 1576
John Owen 1599
Roger Phillips 1640
William Jones 1655
John Collins 1660
Griffin Beddoe - 1671
? Collins - 1710
John Garnon 1740
Roger Thomas - 1745
Morgan Gwynne - 1746
Beynon Howell
Evan Davies - 1763
Tudor Bristog - 1807
R.Bowen Jones - 1840s
B.Harries Jones - 1890s
W.Noel Evans - 1930 (with Llanglydwen)
T.B.Jones - 1940 (later combined with Llandysilio)
T.Thomas
T.L.Bowen
Taken from Efailwen to Whitland Vol1
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