Dictionary of Welsh Biography

GRUFFYDD LLWYD (d. 1375), landowner - see ROBERTS, LEWIS
GRUFFYDD LLWYD Sir (d. 1335), traditional hero of a supposed Welsh revolt in 1322 Great-grandson of Llywelyn ap Iorwerth's seneschal Ednyfed Fychan. He is described in Welsh pedigrees as lord of Tregarnedd in Anglesey and of Dinorwig in Caernarfonshire; he also held lands at Twynan and elsewhere in north Denbighshire, at Llansadwrn in Carmarthenshire and Llanrhystud in Cardiganshire; Tregarnedd and the Denbigh lands he inherited from his father Rhys ap Gruffydd, who died early
GRUFFYDD MAELOR I - see GRUFFYDD ap MADOG
GRUFFYDD RHISIART - see ROBERTS, RICHARD
GRUFFYDD, SION (d. 1586?), poet and chaplain
GRUFFYDD, ELIS (fl. c. 1490-1552), 'the soldier of Calais,' copyist, translator, and chronicler
GRUFFYDD, IEUAN - see GRUFFYDD, JEREMY
GRUFFYDD, IFAN (1896 - 1971), author Born 1 February 1896 at Rhos-y-ffordd, Llangristiolus, Anglesey, the son of Mary Gruffydd. From 1909 onwards he worked on various farms in the neighbourhood, including Fferam, Paradwys. He enlisted in 1914 and remained in the army until 1920, serving with the Royal Welch Fusiliers in France and Egypt. On his return he worked as a gardener on the Trescawen estate for 12 years, and then as a road
GRUFFYDD, JEREMY (fl. middle of the 17th century), poet
GRUFFYDD, OWEN (c. 1643 - 1730), poet and antiquary also more popular verse such as carols for Christmastide. Selections from his works were published in Carolau a Dyriau Duwiol, 1696, in Blodeu Gerdd Cymry, 1759 and in Gwaith Owen Gruffydd, ed. by O. M. Edwards, 1904. A considerable amount of his work is to be found in manuscript in the British Museum and the National Library of Wales. In his old age he was afflicted with blindness and his verse was
GRUFFYDD, R. GERAINT - see GRUFFYDD, ROBERT GERAINT
GRUFFYDD, ROBERT (Patrobas; 1832 - 1863), poet Born at Pen-y-maes, Nevin, Caernarfonshire, son of Robert and Catrin Gruffydd. He contributed poems to Y Dysgedydd and other journals and, in 1862, published a small volume entitled Byr Ganeuon gan Patrobas (Pwllheli). He died 20 or 21 April 1863 of tuberculosis, leaving a widow and two children, and was buried at Nevin.

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