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Thread #82517 Message #1513541
Posted By: GUEST
01-Jul-05 - 03:52 AM
Thread Name: The wild garden of Wales
Subject: RE: The wild garden of Wales
Splow is an ironic joke attempt to gentrify the name. The same as Lower Roath or East Atlantic Wharf. I've got and English accent as well, very useful sometimes. Although when I visit home they say I've now got a Welsh accent.
Splott is pronounced as spelt. It's probably old Welsh. There is a pub called the Splotlands (sic) in Adamsdown. There's also a Splott between Cowbridge and Colwinston, and a Splott farm near Cheddar.
I commute from Llantrisant area.
Traffic too fast this morning for an ID check on the blue flowers. But some Evening Primrose has sprung up now. The dog daisies are on their way out now, but the Orchids are taking over the world. Rare species? Not round here mate! Nearer home I found some Celandines and White Anemones still out on a sheltered verge.