PARRY, RHISIART (1665? - 1749), poet
Date of birth: 1665?
Date of death: 1749
Gender: Male
Occupation: poet
Area of activity: Poetry
Author: Ray Looker
stated to have been a native of Dyserth, Flintshire. Examples of his work are found in manuscripts, and also in Blodau-Gerdd Cymry and Y Cydymaith Diddan. Most of his poems are in free metre, and they include religious carols and various ballads. It is not clear whether he is the Richard Parry, school teacher of Ro Wen, who is represented in Bibliog. of Welsh Ballads. It is said that he died in 1749 at the age of 83, and that he was buried near the north side of Dyserth parish church.
Author
- Ray Looker
- NLW Archives: Cwrtmawr MS 230B (34)
- NLW Archives: NLW MS 1238B (64)
- Hanes llenyddiaeth Gymreig o 1651 O.C. hyd 1850 (1893), 181
- Geirlyfr Bywgraffiadol o Enwogion Cymru (1870)
Sources
- Wikidata: Q20734229
Additional Links
Published date: 1959
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