Snowdon / Snowdonia

And of course the Statute of Kilkenny in 1367 prevented the Irish from speaking their own language.

I am more than happy to see all signs in Welsh, maps for sale in Wales etc etc refer to Snowdon by it's Welsh name.

I cannot see why doing that should stop the English still calling it Snowden. Lets face it, maps of Britain printed and circulated in other countries have their versions of our place names on them, not the names we use

MOnica we haven’t asked that calling it Snowdon be made a criminal offence.

I asked my mum today about her school days in Wales (born in 1927 so I guess in the Thirties) She said they were actually taught Welsh in primary school, one class a week. Lessons otherwise were in English but Welsh wasn’t banned.

There was one teacher who didn’t speak Welsh and used to shout at them if they used it. Mum said they would get their own back by calling her rude names in the playground in Welsh which of course she didn’t understand - very appealing when you’re eight years old! Mum still remembers her name, Miss Cheetham.

Grandma70s

We must have lived not far from each other then, you could see it from my bedroom window!

Anniebach neither have I.