John Ceiriog Hughes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Ceiriog Hughes

Welsh poet

Date of Birth: 25-Sep-1832

Place of Birth: Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog, Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 23-Apr-1887

Profession: poet, clerk, station master

Nationality: Wales

Zodiac Sign: Libra

John Ceiriog Hughes (25 September 1832 – 23 April 1887), was a Welsh poet and well-known collector of Welsh folk tunes.
He was sometimes referred to as the "Robert Burns of Wales".
Ceiriog was born at Penybryn Farm, overlooking the village of Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog in the Ceiriog Valley of north-east Wales, in Denbighshire at the time and now part of Wrexham County Borough.
His mother, Phoebe, was a midwife and an expert in herbal medicine.
He was one of eight children, and a favourite of his mother's.