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From: "Pauline James" <>
Subject: Re: [Cmn-L] Llanelly
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 20:34:50 -0000
References: <sCo2HAAUHWM+EwkI@pcubed.demon.co.uk>


Hi Pat

There's hope for me yet then.....Pauline


----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat Powell" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 3:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Cmn-L] Llanelly


> Hi Marilyn - and all
>
> Here's another tidbit for you.
>
> January 23rd is the feast day of Saint Elli.
>
> You've just missed that -, but you are just in time for January 25th
> which is St Dwynwen's Day - She is the patron saint of lovers and love
> tokens were traditionally exchanged on this day.
>
> Cheers
>
> Pat
>
>
>
> In message <003701c2c2f6$78f10540$>, Marilyn
> <> writes
> >I must make a "non-interest" comment here!! The discussion about the
> >breweries in the past few days has been a tremendous help....believe it
or
> >not....with my Welsh pronunciations!! I have been playing the movies
about
> >the Felinfoel Brewery and Llanelly and listening to the pronunciations
which
> >are, of course, among the hardest part of learning Welsh. (I'm a good
> >speller anyway, so go figure that I can understand the spelling, but not
the
> >pronunciation!). It's probably the reason we Welsh (me, too, both
sides!!)
> >are such good musicians and poets, and have such a love for language. I
> >hadn't previously run across the WorldWideWales website, so it's a
delight
> >to "tour" online!! I saved Deric's e-mail about "Llanelli - Church of
> >Elli", as I have a file for just such tidbits of Welsh language.
> >
> >However, when I opened Darla's e-mail and saw "Ebbw" Vale I thought, "OH,
> >NO"!!!!!!!! How am I going to sound this one out?? Maybe Joe can help
me
> >here since he can understand my American English "handicap"!
> >
> >And yes, Mal, "Elwyn" is a fine Welsh name. I've only just discovered in
> >the past few months that one of my ancestors, my gr-grandmother, Rachel
> >Howells Davies, had a nephew, one Elwyn Howells, who was a physician.
> >Lovely, that!! Keep it coming!!
> >
> >Marilyn
>
> --
> Pat Powell
>
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