"The Nineteenth century saw a great Springtime of Nations as the revolutions of 1848 saw new countries created the length and breadth of Europe. In our world today we are now seeing our own Spring Awakening with people and cultures that have long been dormant and subdued asserting their right to exist, their right to dream." Adam Price MP
Sunday 7 October 2007
Back to Place-names, another Campaign
And incidentally, when are Welsh place-names going to be corrected? Why is St Tathan's still called St Athan's? Why is the name Lantwit Major still retained? When will dignity and respect be delivered to the people of Wales, or must they endure facetious renderings of their honoured place-names in perpetuity?
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And Caerdydd that's a bit of seventeenth century nonsense, how about sticking with the original Welsh name Cardiff
Britain did a good job on this particular anon's 'education'.
Intelligent and informed comments are to be preferred, thank you.
Are you absolutely sure that isn't an informed comment, maybe you should check it out?
By the way where do you get the St. from in your St. Tathan?
OK, Llandathan
Happy now? ;-)
No Alan not really, S. Tathan would do nicely.
Cardiff and Caerdydd ar both wrong. From what I understand the original was Caertaf. I'm not sure why Taf has changed to dydd in the Welsh version, but Diff certainly makes no sense.
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