Brinley Richards
Brinley Richards (13 April 1904 – 18 September 1981) was a Welsh language poet and author, who was Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales from 1972 to 1975. Richards was born in Cwm Llynfi, Glamorgan in South Wales, and was named after the musician and composer Henry Brinley Richards (1819–1885). He attended Maesteg Grammar School and spent a year at Cardiff University.
Brinley Richards
Clarkington (18..-.... · Bibliothèque nationale de France · Public domain
- Born
- 1904 · Nantyffyllon.
- Died
- 1981 · Interlaken.
- Occupation
- poet · local historian · solicitor · archdruid
- Languages
- Welsh
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Born at Nantyffyllon in 1904, died in Interlaken in 1981.
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