BEVAN, EVAN (1803 - 1866), poet
Date of birth: 1803
Date of death: 1866
Spouse: Ann Bevan (née Ifan)
Parent: Gwenllian Bevan
Parent: William Bevan
Gender: Male
Occupation: poet
Area of activity: Poetry
Author: Griffith Milwyn Griffiths
Son of William and Gwenllian Bevan, born at Llangynwyd, Glamorganshire. Coming from a poor family, he was not taught any specific trade and began working as a casual farm labourer. When he was about 22-24 years of age he moved to Ystradfellte, Brecknock, where he married Ann, daughter of Thomas David Ifan, butcher. He moved subsequently to Pont Neath Vaughan, where he died October 1866.
Under the bardic name of Ianto'r Castell he became well known in local circles as a composer of Welsh verse chiefly of a humorous and satirical nature. His subjects were mainly local and topical. A collection of his verse can be seen in NLW MS 1127D .
Author
- Griffith Milwyn Griffiths
- Cofiant ynghyd a gweithiau barddonol y diweddar Evan Bevan o Bont-nedd-Fechan cystadleuol yn Eisteddfod Pont-nedd-Fechan … Gorphenaf 3ydd, 1899 (Cardiff 1899?)
- Geirlyfr Bywgraffiadol o Enwogion Cymru (1870)
- T. Morgan, Enwogion Cymreig 1700-1900 (1907), p.20
- NLW Archives: NLW MS 1127D: Gweithiau Barddonol Evan Bevan
- NLW Archives: NLW MS 3281D: Barddoniaeth
Sources
- Wikipedia Article: Evan Bevan
Further Reading
- Wikidata: Q20733007
Additional Links
Published date: 1959
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