title: Evan Bevan
text: # Evan Bevan
  
  Evan Bevan (1803–1866) was a Welsh writer of satirical verse in the Welsh language.
  
  ## Life and work
  
  Bevan was born into a poor family: his parents were William and Gwenllian Bevan of Llangynwyd, Glamorgan. As a young adult he moved to Ystradfellte, Brecknockshire and married there Ann Ifan, a butcher's daughter. He later moved to the Pontneathvaughan area.
  
  Bevan gained a mainly local reputation as a writer of satirical verse under the pseudonym Ianto'r Castell, some of which is archived at the National Library of Wales. He died at Pontneathvaughan in October 1866.
  
  