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gravestone welsh
« on: Monday 02 January 12 09:42 GMT (UK) »
Can someone please translate this Welsh script which is on my wife's great grandparents gravestone.

HIR FAWL ELEAZAR A PYDD-Y-GWIR
RAGOROL GERFIEDYDD
YN MRAWDOL RWYMAU’R DDYDD
RHODIODD EF AR HYD EI DDYDD

Thanks
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Re: gravestone welsh
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 03 January 12 14:36 GMT (UK) »



Long praise Eleazer and the
 true excellent engraver will be
 in the brotherly daily bonds
 he roamed along his day.

first line should be a fydd
should the third line be rwymau'r dydd?

alism





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Re: gravestone welsh
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 03 January 12 14:57 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: alism on Tuesday 03 January 12 14:36 GMT (UK)

Thanks alism, much appreciated

Long praise Eleazer and the
 true excellent engraver will be
 in the brotherly daily bonds
 he roamed along his day.

first line should be a fydd
should the third line be rwymau'r dydd?

alism






anything and everything to do with the village of Brithdir, near New Tredegar in Gwent.

Census Information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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