Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-09-17
Pennsylvania Towns and
Streams Indicate Origin.
Welsh Colony LEFT Its Impress Upon
Territory Near Philadelphia
Along 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
correctly as history itself OF the ma
tionality OF early settlers and the
places whence they came.
These. in many instances. show the
philology OF the language TO which
they belong; others have been trans
planted from beyond the seas, and
some, such as those OF Indian origin,
designate the topography of the 10
calities they name
Early Welsh settlers left their i'm
press on territory contiguous to Pnila.
deiphia by naming their settlements
after towns. hills and valleys in their
native Gwalia. Bryn MawV. is one OF
the places they named. Bryn means
hin and Mawr is great or big. and
Pencoyd is the Welsh for head OF the
woods. Pen means head and coyd is
woods.
Ba.... across the SchuyIkill from
Manayunk. In the Welsh is town. II
was named after the birthplace OF the
late George y. Roberts. one time Fresl-
dent of the Pennsylvania Railroad
company. Bala is also the Gaelic OF
town, and is one Of the evidences of
the similarity between the tongues
Gladwyne, which was included in the
old Welsh tract on the west side of
the SchuylkilI, means white or clean
section. while Bethryn means broad or
open place. and Uchlyn is the upper
lake. Itch is upper and lynn is lake.
Some say that Upper Dublin and
Lower Dublin. both suburban places.
were not named by Irish settlers but
by Welsh colonists, and tho reason
claimed for this is that the name Dub
lin % Welsh as well as Irish. The
Welsh for Dublin is dark pool or pwll
Du. while the Irish for Dublin is
Dubh Lin. or black pool Dubh Lin
was originally that part OF the River
Liffey on which the city of Dublin now
stands. Our Dublin may be Irish, but.
like the Welsh names, il was trans
planted and haE 30 bearing whatever
upon the topography OF the northern
tier of this city.
There are North Wales and Gwy-
nedd, on the North Penn branch OF the
Philadelphia & Heading railway. They
are on a tract OF land bought ny
James Penn" and transferred to tho
Welsh colony, which named il Gwy-
nedd. The land was divided later and
each OF the two sets OF coIonists want
ed the name Gwynedd retained. but
both wanted 1t for their respective
section. There was compromise on
the northern part being named North
Wales and the lower par; was permit.
ted To be Gwynedd. which means white
land, or northland, IN old Welsh To
live in Wales was an aspiration OF
these sturdy colonists.
In the same territory as Upper Dub
lin is the hamlet of Kincora. Kin is
the Gaelic or old Celtic for head and
cora is sweet scented. There is Moth
ing in the locality which calls for such
a cogn0men; no knolls hills of flowers
or ferns scent IT al any period of the
year.
cornweil is from the old Celtic name
corn vail, which means horned cliffs
such as are on the coast OF Cornwall
and from where 1t got its name in the
early ages Of the British Isles.
Tullytown is half Celtic at;o. but
when you reach Tacony ars aeaT fhe
conductor shout "Tack-oo-nee." then
you should know he Is giving you a
touch Of the Indian dialect OF the
DelawaTes tribe. The Delawsres are
credited with doing the christening in
their tongue after swamp near the
river. There are many Indian names
along the Delaware ali the way mp TO
Poeono. big hills. and Aspunka Chunk.
highest mountain spot