Mary Davies (poet)

Mair Eifion

Mary Davies (17 October 1846 – 8 October 1882 in Porthmadog), also known as Mair Eifion, was a Welsh poet.

Background

Davies was the eldest daughter of Captain Lewis Davies and his wife Jennet, who ran the Tregunter Arms in Porthmadog, North Wales. She was educated at a private school there.[1]

Poetry

She displayed from a young age a talent for writing poetry, and her work began to be published in the periodical Y Dysgedydd, which was edited in 1853–73 by Emrys, a mentor of hers.[1]

After she began winning prizes locally for her work, in 1875 Davies was admitted to the Gorsedd circle at the National Eisteddfod in Pwllheli. William Roberts, who edited her works of poetry and published them under the title Blodeu Eifion, sef Gwaith Barddonol Mair Eifion after her death in 1882.[2] She was buried at Soar, near Talsarnau.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Idwal Lewis. "DAVIES, MARY". Dictionary of Welsh Biography, National Library of Wales. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Griffith Milwyn Griffiths, "ROBERTS , WILLIAM (Gwilym Eryri; 1844–1895?)", Dictionary of Welsh Biography, National Library of Wales. Retrieved 25 March 2016.


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