8 4 3 . ▁After ▁that ▁he ▁served ▁with ▁ecc les iast ical ▁architect s ▁in ▁London , ▁being ▁employed , ▁for ▁instance , ▁by ▁Sir ▁Joseph ▁Pa xt on ▁to ▁over see ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁Cry stal ▁Palace . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁prominent ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁C ym de ith as ▁y ▁C ym re ig y dd ion ▁in ▁London , ▁and ▁its ▁president ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 9 . ▁ ▁S uffer ing ▁from ▁ill ▁health , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Wales ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁took ▁his ▁own ▁life ▁by ▁shooting ▁himself ▁in ▁his ▁bed room ▁at ▁the ▁Har p ▁Inn . ▁He ▁is ▁buried ▁under ▁a ▁y ew ▁tree ▁at ▁St ▁Mary ' s ▁Church ▁in ▁L lan f air ▁Tal ha ear n . ▁ ▁Tal hai arn ▁lived ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁in ▁France , ▁but ▁wrote ▁in ▁Wel sh . ▁His ▁works ▁included ▁well - known ▁lyr ics ▁such ▁as ▁Bu ge ilio ' r ▁G wen ith ▁G w yn ▁( Watch ing ▁the ▁Whe at ), ▁and ▁Ma e ▁Robin ▁y n ▁Sw il ▁( Rob in ▁is ▁Sh y ). ▁His ▁b ard ic ▁name ▁is ▁derived ▁convention ally ▁from ▁the ▁place ▁of ▁his ▁birth , ▁but ▁probably ▁refers ▁also ▁to ▁Tal ha ear n ▁T ad ▁A wen , ▁a ▁noted ▁ 6 th - century ▁Wel sh ▁poet . ▁ ▁Although ▁he ▁was ▁accepted ▁into ▁G ors ed d ▁y ▁Be