Bangor Factoids

• A church/monastery was founded on the site of Bangor Cathedral in 525AD. One of the oldest Christian sites on the British Isles.
• The monastery was surrounded by a special type of fence made of posts and braided branches. The name of this type of fence? Bangor.
• Pier Y Garth is recognized as the best Victorian pier in Wales, and one of the five best in Britain.
• According to the books Bridget Jones went to Bangor University.
• On the 5th of September 1962 Bangor City Football Club won by two goals to nothing against the world famous Napoli.
• Bangor High Street is the longest in Wales.
• here are at least 5 Bangors in the world – but ours is the best! 
  • Bangor, Maine, USA
  • Bangor, Wisconsin, USA
  • Bangor, Northern Ireland
  • Bangor, Belle Ilse, France

Common Welsh Words

Jolihoitian – to gallivant, gad about, fool about.

Panad – Cuppa, of tea usually

beth bynnag – what ever

bechod – pity, “did you hear janet lost her job, no oh bechod yeah.”

bechdan – sandwich but informally

gweni – wearing old fashoned clothes

swadan – a slap across the face usually

mynadd – patience “I nedd Mynadd, yeah”

cwilydd – embarassed “i had so much cwilydd, yeah”

Mwydro – Moider or mither – to talk incessantly

taid – grandad

nain – – granma

mam – mother/mum

Cinio – Lunch

We hope we can grow this list and ar working hard to do that!

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