Alternative Name: Llwyncelyn
Morphology: llwyn+celyn
Phonetic: llo-in-kell-inn
Named originally after the inn, the Hollybush colliery was first developed in 1820 but expanded rapidly after 1880 and the village grew up around the original farms and cottages. James James, who composed the tune ‘Glan Rhondda’ (the tune of the Welsh National Anthem) was born in the Ancient Druid Inn in Hollybush in 1832.