Isaac Clarke (publisher)

The collection didn't win the competition, but was later included in an 1860 volume named "Gems of Welsh Melody" by Owain Alaw.

Owain had been the adjudicator of the Llangollen Eisteddfod competition and gave it the title "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau" (Land of my Fathers).

[3] The copyright of Ceinion Alun was bought by Blackwell's only sister Tabitha Kirkham of Llanrhydd Street, Ruthin who owned a small farmstead and sold milk in the town.

Clarke purchased special "music types" and he was helped by the musician and printer Benjamin Morris Williams (1832–1903), from Bethesda, a choral conductor in Ruthin and Denbigh.

Clarke then moved to a new printing shop (probably the "Vale Insurance" premises) which overlooked the Wynnstay Arms Hotel.

He also published most of J. D. Jones's books on music, his songs, and his cantata "Llys Arthur" which was performed at the 1868 Ruthin National Eisteddfod.

On the tombstone is recorded "In affectionate memory of Arthur, infant son of Isaac and Catherine Clarke, born May 1st, 1864, died March 8th 1865.