A thread with a very long title, a title so long it could be a short story, like this one about a garden wall, made of stone blocks, but full of life,

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Maybe this one?

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That’s it…my head is spinning :sweat_smile:and it’s not just from the glass of Portwine 😒
 
My son’s mother has Welsh roots. That side of the family came to America in the 1850s and were miners in Illinois. My son’s great-aunt and her daughter claim to have strong premonitions like a sixth sense, which they say is peculiar to Welsh women.
 
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I think @Niblo is Welsh ? I can’t remember the very long name given to a Welsh town…:thinking:He might enlighten us.
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That’s the one:

‘Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch’

Translates: ‘St Mary’s Church in the Hollow of the White Hazel near a Rapid Whirlpool and the Church of St. Tysilio near the Red Cave.’

Piece of cake 😊
 
Yes, that song title is nearly twice as long as this one, with only eleven words in its title (though Gidget seems to be quite enamored with it all the same).

 
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My son sent me a YouTube video clip of a weatherman who nailed the pronunciation of that Welsh town’s name! Impressive. I like having the translation of it to be able to share that tidbit of information back to my son.

 
Not bad at all.

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch’

Translates: ‘St Mary’s Church in the Hollow of the White Hazel near a Rapid Whirlpool and the Church of St. Tysilio near the Red Cave.’
 
Who’s to know if he mispronounced it? Sounded good to my cajun ears.
 
Do they always say the entire name of the town, or is there also a shortened name for easier use?

I mention it because my hometown also had a much longer name when it was founded:

El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula,

or, The Town of Our Lady Queen of the Angels of Portiuncula,

which of course is now commonly known as Los Angeles.
 
Yes, it shows our Catholic and specifically Franciscan roots, even if through the years we have sometimes strayed a little from the ideals of our founders :roll_eyes:
 
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