Dictionary of Welsh Biography

BRYCHAN (fl. mid 5th century), saint He was the son of Anlach, son of Coronac, an Irish prince, and Marchell, daughter of Tewdrig, king of Garthmadryn. At her father's bidding, Marchell had crossed to Ireland, where Anlach wedded her, and where too Brychan was born. Anlach then returned with his wife and son to Wales, and set up their home at Benni (probably the ancient ' Bannium ' near Brecon). The education of their son was
BRYCHAN - see DAVIES, JOHN
CADOG saint (fl. c. 450), one of the chief figures of the Celtic church in Wales According to his 'Vita' (written in the 12th century), he was the son of Gwynllyw (prince of Glywysing, south-eastern Wales) and Gwladus, daughter of king Brychan of Brycheiniog. The 'Vita Cadoci,' written probably at Brecon priory by a Norman monk Lifris or Lifricus, is the longest and most important in the collection of Latin lives of Welsh saints known as B.M. Cotton MS. Vespasian A. xiv. The
CLYDOG (fl. 500?), saint and martyr was the son of Clydwyn ap Brychan, and ruled over Ewias, now for the most part in the county of Hereford. He is known only from the account given of him in Liber Landavensis. According to this, he was a prince of pious habits, who loved peace and justice, and who was slain while hunting on the banks of the Monnow by a jealous follower. The occasion was the declaration of a maiden, courted by the
CYNIDR (fl. 6th century), saint Few biographical details are known concerning this saint. In both the ' De Situ Brecheniauc ' (Wade-Evans, Vitae Sanctorum Britanniae et Genealogiae, 313-5) and the ' Cognacio Brychan ' (op. cit., 315-8), Cynidr is described as the son of Ceingair, daughter of Brychan; but his father's name is not mentioned. The ' Generatio Sancti Egweni ' (op. cit., 319), however, makes Cynidr the son of
CYNOG (fl. 500?), saint was, according to legend, the son 'of Brychan, founder of the kingdom of Brycheiniog, and Banadlwedd, daughter of a king of Powys. He is chiefly commemorated in Brycheiniog, where Defynnog, Ystrad Gynlais, Penderyn, Battle, Llangynog, and Merthyr Cynog, are all named after him, the last being reputed his place of burial. These churches, with their chapels, account for a large part of the modern
DAVIES, ALUN HERBERT (CREUNANT) (1927 - 2005), the first director of the Welsh Books Council 1987, the Books Council had a staff complement of 36, an annual turnover of £1.7 million and was the owner of its two buildings - Castell Brychan on a hill above Aberystwyth and the Distribution Centre on the Glanyrafon Industrial Estate in Llanbadarn Fawr. Firm foundations had been set for future development. Notwithstanding his contribution to the field of books and reading, he also served his
DAVIES, JOHN (Brychan; 1784? - 1864), poet, publisher, and promoter of the friendly society movement
FITZGERALD, MICHAEL CORNELIUS JOHN (1927 - 2007), a friar of the Carmelite Order, priest, philosopher and poet the example of his elder brother Gregory, FitzGerald was sent to St Mary's College, Aberystwyth (now home to the Welsh Books Council under its old name of Castell Brychan), a seminary charged also with care of the parish. The College was re-established in 1936, in the same building as an earlier Catholic college of the same name (which had been relocated there from Holywell, remaining empty for a
GWYNLLYW (fl. late 5th-early 6th century), saint the number as seven), Gwynllyw inherited the principal seat of his father's kingdom, namely, the territory lying between the rivers Usk and Rhymney, which was called ' Gwynllwg ' ('Wentloog') after him. His youthful exploits in battle earned him the epithet ' milwr ' (warrior). He married Gwladys, daughter of Brychan Brycheiniog (against her father's will, according to the ' Life of S. Cadoc') and
JENKINS, DAVID (1848 - 1915), musician press, he was for many years editor of Y Cerddor. He died at his home, Castell Brychan, Aberystwyth, 10 December 1915.
JONES, RICHARD LEWIS (1934 - 2009), poet and farmer traditional bardic community that existed in South Cardiganshire at that time. The Urdd also had its social benefits. It was there that Dic met Sylvia Jean (Sian) Jones (1938-) from near-by Parc-llyn. Over time their friendship blossomed into a life-long marriage which was blessed with six children, Delyth Wyn (1960-), Rhian Medi (1961-), Dafydd Dyfed (1963-), Brychan Llyr (1970-) and the twins, Trystan

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