Born: Jan­u­a­ry 10, 1833, Dol Lydan, Llanbrynmair, Monmouth, Wales.

Died: Ju­ly 14, 1877, at his home Bron-y-gan, Cemaes, Monmouth, Wales.

Buried: Old Cha­pel grave­yard.

Davies’s fa­ther was Dan­iel Da­vies, dea­con and pre­cent­or in the Old Cha­pel. He took his bard­ic name Mynyddog from Newydd Fyn­yddog, a hill near his home. He con­duct­ed eis­teddfod in both Eng­land and Wales, and vis­it­ed Amer­i­ca in 1876.

Hymns

1. Dyma Feibil annwyl Iesu
   • This Is Jesus’ Precious Bi­ble