Comments on: Dolgellau

By: Deanna Gates

Deanna Gates — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:07:45 +0000

This is terrific. I was in Dolgellau once in the 80s (and climbed Cader Idris). I learned to pronounce the name while I was there but had forgotten how to do it. And frankly, I do a lousy job of it anyway. What a wonderful trip that was. The innkeeper dried our boots for us overnight by the kitchen fire. I’ll never forget it.

By: Mei

Mei — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:02:58 +0000

The new Skep album (http://www.dockrad.com/) has a song constructed around a sample of noted tech-journalist Leo Laport (http://leoville.com/) and a co-host spectacularly failing to pronounce Aberystwyth.

Well worth a listen.

By: Rhodri

Rhodri — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:57:39 +0000

Well, Dolgellau is my home town so I’ve heard plenty mangling of the name.

The best one I think was the pronucniation by a visitor from our Breton twin town, Gwenrann (Guérande), who pronounced it “Doggish-lau” (lau as in “allow”).

By: Quixotic Quisling » England’s Dreaming

Quixotic Quisling » England’s Dreaming — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:37:41 +0000

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By: Mark Gregory

Mark Gregory — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:40:28 +0000

I used to live near Machynlleth, which is fairly close to Dollgellau, and once when I was walking home along the main road a large lorry pulled up and the driver jumped out and said, “can you tell me the way to ‘Machine Lathe’ please”. It was in a broad Yorkshire accent making it funnier still, I had a job to point over me shoulder I was laffing so much!. Anyhoo, Jeremy Vine, a quintessential English accent if ever, but he does have Terry Walton from the Rhondda on every Friday to give a little Welsh culture! See ya