Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-09-12
Pennsylvania Towns and
Streams Indicate Origin.
f-xBelsh Colony Left lts Impress Upon
Territory Near Philadelphia
Alonn the Delaware River
Upper and Lower Dublin.

Philadelphia states have such
peculiar names as Pennsylvania, and
the vicinity OF this city contributes a
complement OF them, besides telling as
'carectly as history itself OF the ma
flonality Of early settlers and the
places whence they came.
These, in many instances, show the
pathology of the language to which
they belong; others have been trans
planted from beyond the seas, and
acme, such as those Of Indian origin,
designate the topography Of the To-
Sallties they name.
Early Welsh settlers left their Inn
press on territory contiguous to Phila-
delphia by naming their settlements
after towns, hills and valleys In their
7 aative GwalSa. Bryn Mawr, is one OF
the places they named. Bryn means
tliilI and Mawr is great or big, and
sPencoyd is the Welsh for head Of the
yEnods- Pen means head and coyd Is
woods. \
Bala, across the SchuyIkill from
Manayunk. in the Welsh is town. 1t
was named after the birthplace Of the
Late George B. Roberts, one time presi-
dent OF the Pennsylvania Railroad
company Bala is also the Gaelic of
town, and is one Of the evidences Of
she similarity between, the tongues.
GIadwyne, which was included in the
old Welsh tract on the west side Of
the Schuylkill, means white OF clean
section, while Bethryn meanssbroad or
~apen place. and Uchlyn 10 the upper
lake. Uch is upper and lynn Is lake.
Some say that Upper Dublin and
Lower Dublin. both suburban places,
were not named by Irish settlers but
ny Welsh colonists, and the reason
claimed for this IL that the name Dub
Hin Is welsh as we'll as Irish. The
welsh for Dublin is dark pool or pwll
iEsu. while the Irish for Dublin is
Dubh Lin, or black pool Dubh Lin
was originally that part OF the River
EAf6ey on which the city of Dublin now
stands. Our Dublin may be Irish, but.
ggFke the Welsh names, Il was trans
planted and has no bearing whatever
Iupon the topography Of the northern
Gaer Of this city.
There are North Wales and Gwy.
medd, on the North Penn branch Of the
Philadelphia q Reading railway. They
.are on tract Of land bought by
.1anes Penn" and transferred to the
welsh colony, which named It Gwy-
uedd. The land was divided later and
each OF the two sets Of colonists want
ed the name Gwynedd retained, but
roth wanted 1t for their respective
section. There was compromise on
The northern part being named North
Wales and the lower part was permit
ted TO be Gwynedd. which means white
lard. or northland. in old Welsh. TO
1--WE in Wales was an aspiration OF
these sturdy colonists.
IN the same territory as Upper Dub
I'm Il the hamlet Of Kincora. Kin is
ne Gaelic or old Celtic for head and
rura Is sweet scented. There 10 moth
Ing IN the locality which calls for such
n rognomen: no knobs, hills Of flowers
ar ferns scent 1t at any period Of the
year.
Cornwell is from the old Celtic name
~coxn vail, which means horned Gins,
such IS are on the coast Of Cornwall,
mud from where 1t got It's name in the
earIy ages Of the British Isles.
Taliytown IL half Celtic also. but
when you reach Tacony and hear the
CONDUCTOR shout "Tack-oo-nee, j" then
von should know he Is giving you q
s,uch Of the Indian dialect Of the
Tlesawares tribe. The Delawares are
.(redited with doing the christening in
.tlaeir tongue after swamp near the
xfver There are many Indian names
nsone the Delaware all the way up TO
Pocono. big hills. and Manunka Chunk.
A4nhaat mountain spot