Cwm Strattyn
She used to spin her yarn somewhat as follows: — In old times— but, for the matter of that, when she was a young woman — there were a great many of the fair family living in certain caves in the Foel
She used to spin her yarn somewhat as follows: — In old times— but, for the matter of that, when she was a young woman — there were a great many of the fair family living in certain caves in the Foel (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx, Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume I > Chapter II: The Fairies' Revenge)
Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx
- attestation: She used to spin her yarn somewhat as follows: — In old times— but, for the matter of that, when she was a young woman — there were a great many of the fair family living in certain caves in the Foel (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume I > Chapter II: The Fairies' Revenge)
"She used to spin her yarn somewhat as follows: — In old times— but, for the matter of that, when she was a young woman — there were a great many of the fair family living in certain caves in the Foel from Cwm Strattyn ^ down to the upper part of Pennant."
- attribution: ' Ystrdddyn, with the accent on the penult, is commonly pronounced Strattyn, and means ' the strand of the lake,' and the hollow is named after it Cwm Strattyn, and the lake in it E.yn Cwm Strattyn, w (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume I > Chapter II: The Fairies' Revenge)
"' Ystrdddyn, with the accent on the penult, is commonly pronounced Strattyn, and means ' the strand of the lake,' and the hollow is named after it Cwm Strattyn, and the lake in it E.yn Cwm Strattyn, which literally means ' the Lake of the Combe of the Strand of the Lake '—all seemingly for the luxury of forgetting the original name of the lake, which I have never been able to ascertain."