Kadored / Cadoret Filomena

Philomène Cadoret (1892-1923) was born on 24th July 1892 in Bonen, where she worked as a dressmaker. In that capacity she was invited to numerous weddings, where she sang the praise of her own designs. She wrote, under the name of Koulmig Arvor, a collection of poems with spontaneous inspiration: Mouez Meneoù Kerne (Voices from the hills of Cornwall). Her life was short and dramatic as she died aged 30 on 4th March 1923 in Rostrenen.