Ioan Tegid

John Jones (10 February 1792 – 2 May 1852), commonly known by his bardic name of Ioan Tegid or simply Tegid, was a Welsh clergyman and writer.

He was born at

Lady Llanover. He was also a Hebrew scholar, publishing a translation of the Book of Isaiah in 1830. Tegid won a cup at the Cardiff Eisteddfod of 1834.^[1] In 1842 he moved to Nevern in Pembrokeshire and in 1848 became a canon at St Davids Cathedral. His poetry was published posthumously, in collected form, with a very short biography, by his sister's son the Rev. Henry Roberts, in 1859.^[2]

Works

Traethawd ar Gadwedigaeth yr Iaith Gymraeg ("An essay on Welsh Language Preservation", 1820)

References

^ The Abergavenny Eisteddfod, National Museum of Wales
^ "JONES, JOHN (Tegid – less usually Ioan Tegid; 1792–1852), cleric and man of letters". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales.

[1] The Abergavenny Eisteddfod, National Museum of Wales

[2] "JONES, JOHN (Tegid – less usually Ioan Tegid; 1792–1852), cleric and man of letters". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales.

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