The Bilingual Stations Game

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Whitland is actually Hendy-gwyn ar Daf


Eglwys Newydd

 

[Harbornite]

whitchurch

Am Blàr Dubh

 

[Francis]

The black field or plain = Muir of Ord.

Cnoc an tSalainn agus Baile na Manach

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Salthill and Monkstown


Eaglais Sheumais Phaislig

 

[daodao]

Knighton


Llanilltwd Fawr

It's actually Llanilltud Fawr.

And Whitchurch station (which I could see from my flat when I lived in Cardiff) is usually suffixed by Glam (to distinguish it from other stations), so should be strictly Yr Eglwys Newydd (Morgannwg).

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

It's actually Llanilltud Fawr.

INFORMATION

Is not the spelling ..... L L A N I L L T U D?

The 7th century St Illtud, also known as St Illtud Farchog, is venerated as the founder-abbot of the divinity school that was known as Cor Tewdws, located in Llanilltud Fawr.
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Eaglais Sheumais Phaislig

This still remains the one to solve.

 

[Francis]

St James' Paisley
Dun Breatann an Ear

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Dumbarton East


Gyle a Deas

 

[backontrack]

South Gyle

Y Trallwng

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Welshpool


Colllchoill & Cill Droichid

 

[Francis]

Hazelhatch and Celbridge

Tregatwg

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Cadoxton


Margadh na Feirme

 

[Francis]

Smithfield (LUAS). Literally "market of the farm/living/rent/subsistence"

Sraid na Teamhrach

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Tara Street


Iosta na Rinne

 

[Francis]

The Point. LUAS - Docklands end of Red line.

Luacharas

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Leuchars


Crois MoLiubha

 

[Francis]

Crossmyloof

An Druim

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We have just returned from our visit to Devon

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Drem


An Bhlarna

 

[Francis]

All that stone-kissing is a load of Blarney!

Dugthailte

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Docklands


Llwynbedw

 

[Francis]

Llwyn = Bush or grove. Bedw = birch
Hence Birchgrove on the Coryton line.

Beal an Atha

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Ballina


Caisteal Tarrais

 

[Francis]

Carstairs (nothing to do with stairs)

Cill Airne

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

The last stanza of the song says "when you can buy all these wonderful things, then you can buy"....

Killarney

Gabhal Maigh Nulla

 

[Francis]

Manulla junction

Taigh an Droma Uachdrach

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Upper Tyndrum


Porthklos Aberfala

 

[Francis]

Looks Cornish. Falmouth Harbour?

If so, An Cloigin Gorm

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

No such station as Falmouth Harbour.

 

[Francis]

OK. Falmouth Docks

An Cloigin Gorm to you!

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Bluebell..............on the LUAS Red Line


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