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Dic Jones (30 March 1934 – 18 August 2009), was a Welsh-language poet and Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales. Career. Jones was born Richard Lewis Jones at Tre'r-ddôl in Ceredigion. The son of a farmer, he himself farmed 85 acres (34 ha) at Fferm yr Hendre at Blaenannerch in Aberporth. In commenting upon his life, he remarked, "I ...
Dic Jones wrote poems in which he addressed famous politicians and commented on the wonders of technology such as the Telstar space satellite and the military base at Aber-porth.
Richard Jones, or Dic as he was known throughout Wales, was born on Good Friday, 30 March 1934 at Pen-y-graig, a smallholding near Tre'r-ddôl in North Cardiganshire. His mother, Frances Louisa (1910-1986) was one of the daughters of the Isaac family who farmed there.
Aug 18, 2009 · Dic Jones (1934 – 2009), was a Welsh language poet and the Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales. He was born Richard Lewis Jones in Tre'r Ddôl, Aberteifi, Cardiganshire. The son of a farmer, Jones himself farmed on 85 acres (34 ha) at Fferm yr Hendre, Ceredigion.
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Aug 18, 2009 · One of Wales' most distinguished poets, the Archdruid Dic Jones, has died at the age of 75. Mr Jones won the National Eisteddfod chair in 1966, and the Urdd Eisteddfod on five occasions while in...
Sep 1, 2009 · Dic Jones was the archetypal Welsh farmer, spare of frame and sparse with words. But he was much more than that. He was a poet, esteemed by his peers as one of Britain’s heavyweights of the...
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