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David Davis (14 February 1745 – 3 July 1827) known as Castellhywel or Dafis Castellhywel to differentiate him from others of the same name was a Welsh minister and poet.He was born at Goetre Farm in Llangybi Cardiganshire and educated at Carmarthen Academy. He became a minister at Ciliau Aeron where he married the local squire’s daughter. In about 1782 he moved to Castellhywel in the Cletwr valley where he opened a school.