Dictionary of Welsh Biography

EOS MORLAIS - see REES, ROBERT
EOS TEGEINGL - see ELLIS, THOMAS
EOS TWROG - see ROBERTS, LEWIS
EOS Y GOGLEDD - see JONES, WILLIAM OWEN
EOS Y MYNYDD - see WILLIAMS, THOMAS
EVANS, DANIEL (Eos Dâr; 1846 - 1915), musician
GRIFFITH, WILLIAM JOHN (1875 - 1931), writer of short stories write short plays for the local dramatic societies but did not come into prominence until his very amusing short stories appeared in Y Genedl Gymreig. He won the Genedl eisteddfod prize in 1924 with his story ' Eos y Pentan.' A year later his story ' Yr Hen Siandri ' was published in the same paper and from that time on his reputation was assured. He wrote five other stories for the Genedl as well as
HALL, AUGUSTA (Lady Llanover), (Gwenynen Gwent; 1802 - 1896), patron of Welsh culture and inventor of the Welsh national costume advocating the Welsh harp. In 1902, she financed the posthumous publication of the Manual of Methods of Instruction for playing the Welsh Harp by Ellis Roberts (Eos Meirion, 1819-1873), the first manual for triple harp instruction. Her 'Choir of Triple Harps' performed at eisteddfodau around 1900 and at the Pan-Celtic Congress of Caernarfon, 1904. Her son, Major-General Sir Ivor Herbert (1851-1934), baron
HOWELL, GWILYM (1705 - 1775), almanac-maker and poet edition, Eos Ceiriog, of Huw Morys's work, he made extensive use of this material. Howell's almanacs, Tymhorol Newyddion o'r Wybren, were of high literary standard; they included the works of poets contemporary with the Anglesey Morrises as well as extracts from the earlier poets such as Wiliam Cynwal, Siôn Tudur, and Huw Morys. He published a series of ten, the first being for the year 1766. As he was
HUGHES, DAVID (EOS IAL; 1794? - 1862), poet and publisher
HUGHES, EDWARD (d. 1862), harpist son of William Hughes, harpist, Llansantffraed, Montgomeryshire ' Eos Maldwyn ' won a valuable harp at one of the eisteddfodau organised by Cymreigyddion y Fenni (Abergavenny). He died of tuberculosis in Liverpool, 9 December 1862.
HUGHES, JOHN (c. 1790 - 1869), musician madrigal and was the winner at the Liverpool eisteddfod (1840) for his variations on the tune 'Dynwared yr eos'. His 'Llanciau Eryri' was published in Y Gyfres Gerddorol. He was a music teacher in Wrexham, and he died there on 10 February 1869 at the age of 79.

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