Isaac Daniel Hooson (2 September 1880 – 18 October 1948), or I. D. Hooson as he was commonly known, was a Welsh solicitor and

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. Hooson was born to parents Edward Hooson and his wife Harriet in Victoria House, Market St. in the village of

Rhosllannerchrugog RhosllanerchrugogDavies, Jenkins and Baines (eds) ''The Welsh Academy Encyclopedia of Wales'', 2008, p.752 (also spelled Rhosllannerchrugog, or simply Rhos) is a village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It lies within the histor ...

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. He was educated at the Rhos board school and Ruabon grammar school. His grandfather was one of a group of

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for Wales and settled in

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. Isaac's father Edward moved to Rhosllannerchrugog from Holywell, Flintshire, as an

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grocer and, later, set up his own grocers and drapery shop in Rhos. During his lifetime he published only one collection, ''Cerddi a Baledi'', written in the years 1930-36 and published in 1936, but a second collection of his work, ''Y Gwin a Cherddi Eraill'', was published after his death in 1948. Hooson is best known for his poems written for children and he also wrote a

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'' under the title ''Y Fantell Fraith'' in 1934. In compliance with his wishes I. D. Hooson's ashes were scattered above the eastern end of Panorama Walk in the vale of Llangollen where a stone memorial stands in his memory. The monument is easily accessed by pathway leading northwestwards from a small roadside parking area rid ref: SJ 2471 2480just west of the cattle grid. Ysgol I D Hooson, in Rhosllanerchrugog, is a Welsh-language school named after the poet.

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