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Old Oct 7th 2004 | 6:15 am
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Greetings! There is a old pub in Bristol - UK called "Llanddoger
Trow". What does that sign means. These words must be very old
English words. With thanks.
 
Old Oct 7th 2004 | 6:24 am
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On 7 Oct 2004 11:15:52 -0700, [email protected] (zxcvar)
wrote:

    >Greetings! There is a old pub in Bristol - UK called "Llanddoger
    >Trow". What does that sign means. These words must be very old
    >English words. With thanks.

It was a type of boat see
http://www.fcs.i12.com/success/llandoger.htm
 
Old Oct 7th 2004 | 10:31 am
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Ash
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sounds Welsh to me
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    > On 7 Oct 2004 11:15:52 -0700, [email protected] (zxcvar)
    > wrote:
    >>Greetings! There is a old pub in Bristol - UK called "Llanddoger
    >>Trow". What does that sign means. These words must be very old
    >>English words. With thanks.
    > It was a type of boat see
    > http://www.fcs.i12.com/success/llandoger.htm
 
Old Oct 7th 2004 | 11:39 am
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"ash" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > sounds Welsh to me
    > <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    >> On 7 Oct 2004 11:15:52 -0700, [email protected] (zxcvar)
    >> wrote:
    >>>Greetings! There is a old pub in Bristol - UK called "Llanddoger
    >>>Trow". What does that sign means. These words must be very old
    >>>English words. With thanks.

" The pub's unusual name comes from Llandogo, a fishing village on the River
Wye in Wales, and 'trow', a flat-bottomed barge."
http://www.whatsonbristol.co.uk/revi...ger-trow.shtml
 
Old Oct 8th 2004 | 5:14 am
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Welsh for sure!!!


"zxcvar" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > Greetings! There is a old pub in Bristol - UK called "Llanddoger
    > Trow". What does that sign means. These words must be very old
    > English words. With thanks.
 
Old Oct 8th 2004 | 5:34 am
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Patrick Wallace
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A quick google produces:

The pub's unusual name comes from Llandogo, a fishing village on the
River Wye in Wales, and 'trow', a flat-bottomed barge.
 
Old Oct 8th 2004 | 7:26 am
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On 8/10/04 6:34 pm, in article [email protected], "Patrick
Wallace" <[email protected]> wrote:

    > A quick google produces:
    >
    > The pub's unusual name comes from Llandogo, a fishing village on the
    > River Wye in Wales, and 'trow', a flat-bottomed barge.

And just to stir the pot what does the Coppa Dolla mean? I know the answer
BTW, so this is pure mischief. ;-))
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Sacha
 

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