THOMAS
,
JOHN
(
Eos Gwynedd
;
1742
-
1818
),
poet
;
b. at
Bwlchmaenmelyn
, a farmhouse in the parish of
Cerrigydrudion, Denbs.
He m. a daughter of
Cernioge Mawr
in
1765
. He settled in
Pentrefoelas
where he
kept a shop
and
farmed
. In
1817
he published
Annerch Plant a Rhieni oddi ar farwolaeth William Thomas mab Lewis Thomas, Llanrwst
. A selection of his works, edited by
William
Williams
(
Gwilym Caledfryn
, q.v.)
, was published in
1845
under the title of
Eos Gwynedd
. He
wrote carols and hymns
. He had a bardic controversy with
Thomas
Edwards
(
Twm o'r Nant
, q.v.)
on the subject of baptism. He d.
12 Sept. 1818
.
Bibliography:
- Parish register of Cerrigydrudion;
-
Eos Gwynedd sef casgliad o ganiadau ar
destynau crefyddol, moesol, a difyrol
, Llanrwst,
1845
.
Author:
Robert (Bob) Owen, O.B.E., M.A., (1885-1962), Croesor
