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Mugs Out Today
Last minute rush for the Easter weekend, thanks to outside help I managed to get the very poor jpeg converted to a descent vector.
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Ardderchog!
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diolch yn fawr
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Beth mae’r geiriau yn dweud o amgylch y cylchhhhhhhhhhh? (Yr un gyda’r eliffant yn y canol….)
Blimey, over twenty years it’s been, that WAS a struggle! 😮
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Im just learning with tons of help from Say Something In Welsh – Lessons As for the words round the outside, not too sure, but it seems like pigeon English conversion from Latin!!!!!! and yes the elephant is not quite square in the centre>……
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Wow! Welsh, English and Latin all on one thread!
I think as long as you are just ‘showing off’ to non welsh speaking friends you can almost get away with a couple of whistles, raspberry blows and a clear of the throat or two and you should be fine to get away without needing to speak any actual welsh at all….
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OK what’s it really say?
My sister has taken it upon herself to delve into our family tree. (something I have been doing since 1976 when there were still living older relatives to query)
She joined some Internet site and insists that we hail from Wales because our surname is "Welsh". But we’re not!
I can show her actual factual records stating where we came from (Galway Ireland/ Liverpool England) but she won’t believe me.
Is there a Welsh phrase which means "you are a real c***" that anyone can teach me?
I will tell it to her, and say that it’s an authentic Welsh saying.
Love….Jill
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In these parts, its a distinct advantage to speak Welsh, hence the steep learning curve!!!
As for the logo, the elephant and castle are a bizarre combination for the area, but seemingly it hails from the 13th century…..
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Jill,
http://www.youswear.com/sitemap.asp?language=Welsh
Take your pick. Mind you ‘hairy @nus’ is a compliment to a welshman.
and the last one translates literally to ‘you unhealthy english person’ so where they get ‘you horrible person’ from I don’t know.
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Graeme,
Just stole this from a bbc article….
Elephant and Castle – a corruption of Infanta de Castile – best example is Elephant and Castle in London. Pwllheli (along with Nefyn) received its charter from Edward, Prince of Wales (the Black Prince) in 1355 following various campaigns with the French (Crecy, Poitiers). Edward was probably not referred to as the Black Prince during his lifetime (although he may have been called that by the French). Infanta de Castile refers by popular belief to Eleanor of Castile, married to Edward I. Their son was Edward II (aka Edward of Caernarfon), Prince of Wales. Then you have Edward the Black Prince. There is a link between the "Elephant and Castle" and Pwllheli and this might explain the elephants in the coat of arms…..
…seems to make a bit of sense.
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Kind of the story I dug up, but nothing on the wording round the outside…………still cant move for elephants round here though :lol1: :lol1:
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Thanks for the link. I am envisioning a nice little sign I can paint for my sister.
But those phrases are all so good it’s hard to tell which would be best for our (ahem) "Family Motto"
hahaha
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And now I also know why we have so darn many "Elephant and Castle" pubs around here! -
quote Jillbeans:Thanks for the link. I am envisioning a nice little sign I can paint for my sister.
But those phrases are all so good it’s hard to tell which would be best for our (ahem) “Family Motto”
hahaha
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And now I also know why we have so darn many “Elephant and Castle” pubs around here!Bit like Alberta, Canada too………."Rose and Crown" and "Elephant and Castle"’s everywhere!!!!
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quote Gareth Lewis:Graeme,
thought you might like this……
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