David Davis (Castellhywel)

Welsh minister and poet (1745–1827)

David Davis

David Davis (14 February 1745 – 3 July 1827),[1] known as "Castellhywel" or "Dafis Castellhywel" to differentiate him from others of the same name, was a Welsh minister and poet.[2]

He was born at Goetre Farm in Llangybi, Cardiganshire, and educated at Carmarthen Academy. He became a minister at Ciliau Aeron, where he married the local squire's daughter. In about 1782 he moved to Castellhywel in the Cletwr valley, where he opened a school.[3]

## Works

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* Cri Carcharor dan farn Marwolaeth (1792)
* Telyn Dewi (1824)

## References

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1. ^ White, Cathryn (2012). Welsh poetry of the French Revolution, 1789-1805. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p. 413\. ISBN 9780708325292.
2. ^ Cymmrodor. Cymmrodorion Society. 1890. p. 59.
3. ^ "Davis, David, Dafis Castellhywel (1745–1827), Arian minister, poet, and schoolmaster". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. 1959. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

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