David Davis (Castellhywel)

David Davis (14 February 1745 – 3 July 1827),^[1] known as "Castellhywel" or "Dafis Castellhywel" to differentiate him from others of the same name, was a Welsh minister and poet.^[2]

He was born at Goetre Farm in Llangybi, Cardiganshire, and educated at Carmarthen Academy. He became a minister at Ciliau Aeron, where he married the local squire's daughter. In about 1782 he moved to Castellhywel in the Cletwr valley, where he opened a school.^[3]

^ White, Cathryn (2012). Welsh poetry of the French Revolution, 1789-1805. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p. 413. ISBN 9780708325292.
^ Cymmrodor. Cymmrodorion Society. 1890. p. 59.
^ "Davis, David, Dafis Castellhywel (1745–1827), Arian minister, poet, and schoolmaster". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. 1959. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

[1] White, Cathryn (2012). Welsh poetry of the French Revolution, 1789-1805. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p. 413. ISBN 9780708325292.

[2] Cymmrodor. Cymmrodorion Society. 1890. p. 59.

[3] "Davis, David, Dafis Castellhywel (1745–1827), Arian minister, poet, and schoolmaster". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. 1959. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

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