Background
Jones was born at Rhoslwyn, Lampeter, the son of D. Teifi Jones, a well-known local politician and eisteddfodwr.
Jones was born at Rhoslwyn, Lampeter, the son of D. Teifi Jones, a well-known local politician and eisteddfodwr.
Following army service during the First World War, Idwal Jones entered the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, where he met Doctorate. Gwenallt Jones, who would later write his biography. After graduating, he became a schoolteacher at Devil"s Bridge.