Re: Wales v Russia at Spytty Park
31Good performance from Wales. Should be a good game against England.
somerton moss wrote:Totally agree mate women's football has improved greatly over the last 5 years. Wales do not concede so bodes well.
Blackandamber wrote:The women's world cup match at Spytty Park has sold out. Anyone know what the capacity is?
It's rather strange that Spytty is suitable for an international world cup match but isn't suitable for league 2 football.
G Guest wrote:You're right. The name comes from the Latin word for hospital which is very similar to the Welsh word "ysbyty" which is derived from the Latin original. But the word was applied to a place of rest for travellers rather than a place for people who are ill. A place of hospitality if you like. Spytty is near the medieval Ridgeway which pilgrims travelling to St David's used. The monastery was at Goldcliff. Virtually no trace of it remains.OLDCROMWELLIAN wrote:Apparently derived from the welsh word for hospital i.e ysbyty. Allegedly a isolation hospital was located in the area in the middle ages by monks. Plague sufferers, Lepers perhaps ?
Wow, very impressed with forums members knowledge of the welsh language and local history, and all this triggered by Jason mohammed pronunciation of spytty ? I understand why he did, because as a fellow adult trying to learn the language he probably would have been told to pronounce the first 'y' in a multi syllabled welsh word as the 'o' in the English word honey?The Newport wrote:G Guest wrote:You're right. The name comes from the Latin word for hospital which is very similar to the Welsh word "ysbyty" which is derived from the Latin original. But the word was applied to a place of rest for travellers rather than a place for people who are ill. A place of hospitality if you like. Spytty is near the medieval Ridgeway which pilgrims travelling to St David's used. The monastery was at Goldcliff. Virtually no trace of it remains.OLDCROMWELLIAN wrote:Apparently derived from the welsh word for hospital i.e ysbyty. Allegedly a isolation hospital was located in the area in the middle ages by monks. Plague sufferers, Lepers perhaps ?
Hospitality in Welsh is "lletygarwch"
An isolation Hospital in Welsh is "ysbyty arwahanu"
A place of rest for travellers in Welsh is "lle i orffwys teithwyr"
Goldcliff was originally owned by the native princes of Wales, but was taken from Owain ap Caradog (also known as Owain Wan) son of the last king of Gwent, Caradog ap Gruffydd, by the Norman nobleman Robert de Chandos who, shortly before 1113, founded a priory there.
Ah, recognise the name now - seen him home and away for years.Justanordinaryfan wrote:That’s Murph ... part of the kit team, for the WFA. Does it for both Men’s and Women’s , surprised you didn’t seem in the Euros in France.
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