Early in the 19th century the population was 61, and the parish had fertile soil on unworked slate, with grouse shooting.

[3] The locals continue to follow the tradition of the pre-1752 Julian calendar and celebrate New Year (Welsh: Hen Galan) on 13 January.

In 2012, it was reported that most children from the local primary school would be absent that day to take part in the celebrations.

[22] The parish church of St Brynach is of mediaeval origin, said to have been rebuilt in the 17th century,[23] but was a ruin by 1859.

It was subsequently restored[24] over the turn of the 19th/20th century by architects George Morgan & Sons of Carmarthen under the patronage of Percy Arden.