Philip Dafydd
Appearance
Philip Dafydd (c. 1732 – c. 1814) was a Welsh Methodist exhorter, and a poet.
Methodism
[edit]Dafydd lived in the Newcastle Emlyn area, and was by trade a clog maker. Before a local Methodist chapel was built there in 1776, he is known to have held regular society meetings at his own house.
Poetry
[edit]The poetical works of Dafydd include elegies on Daniel Rowland (printed in 1797) and William Williams Pantycelyn (printed in 1791).[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Jenkins, Robert Thomas. "Philip Dafydd". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 29 November 2016.