Eirug Wyn
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- This article is about the late author Eirug Wyn, who is often confused with the politician Eurig Wyn.
Eirug Wyn (11 December 1950 - April 27, 2004) was a Welsh satirical novelist who wrote in the Welsh language. He was born in Llanbrynmair in Mid Wales and educated in Brynrefail School and Trinity College, Carmarthen. He subsequently made his home in Y Groeslon in North Wales.
At the age of 17 he appeared in court accused of not placing an L-plate on the back of his car, as was required in the United Kingdom for anyone learning to drive (the L is the initial letter of "learner"). Instead, he had placed a similar plate bearing the letter "D", for dysgwr, the Welsh equivalent. The eventual result of this case was to make D-plates equivalent to L-plates throughout Wales.
He wrote 15 books in the twelve years before his death, and won several prizes for his work at Eisteddfodau, including the prose medal in 1998. He also ran a bookshop in Caernarfon, wrote a column for the Western Mail, and edited Lol!, a satirical magazine. His last book was entitled Y dyn yn y cefn heb fwstash (The Man at the Back Without a Moustache -- ISBN 0-86243-735-0).
