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Eirwyn George (1936 – 9 April 2026) was a Welsh poet and teacher. He won the crown of the National Eisteddfod of Wales in 1982 and 1993, earning him the title of Prifardd.[1][2]
Life
[edit]Born in Tufton, Pembrokeshire, an only child, his father was a farmer who had a taste for composing verses to celebrate special occasions in the area. When Eirwyn was nine years old, the family moved to Castellhenri farm between the villages of Maenclochog and Chas-mael.
George attended Ysgol Garnochor and later obtained a specialized honors degree in Welsh in 1967 from Coleg Ger y Lli. He became a teacher of Welsh and History at Narberth Secondary School and Ysgol y Preseli, Crymych, and later, Activities Librarian at the County Library in Haverfordwest.[3] He was also He was chaplain and Honorary President of the Waldo Society, which published an anthology of lectures in 2024, with Eirwyn George as one of its editors.
In June 2026 he was posthumously announced as an honorary president of the Eisteddfod y Garreg Las.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Eirwyn George and his wife (since 1981), Maureen, lived at Maenclochog.[3]
Death
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ The Bloodaxe book of modern Welsh poetry : 20th-century Welsh-language poetry in translation. Tarset, Northumberland: Bloodaxe. 2003. p. 251. ISBN 9781852245498.
- ↑ The new companion to the literature of Wales ([New, completely rev.] ed.). Cardiff: University of Wales Press. 1998. p. 262. ISBN 9780708313831.
- 1 2 "Prolific author launches new book | tenby-today.co.uk". Tenby Observer. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ↑ "Cyhoeddi llywyddion anrhydeddus Eisteddfod y Garreg Las" [Announcing the honorary presidents of the Blue Stone Eisteddfod]. BBC Cymru Fyw (in Welsh). 17 June 2026. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
- ↑ "Y Prifardd Eirwyn George wedi marw'n 89 oed". Golwg360 (in Welsh). 9 April 2026. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- ↑ "Y Prifardd a'r awdur toreithiog Eirwyn George wedi marw". BBC Cymru Fyw (in Welsh). 9 April 2026. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
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