Mumbles mammaries
Nick asked where the name Mumbles comes from. One story is that when the Normans - or possibly the Romans - came here, the two islands that make the headland at the entrance to Swansea Bay, reminded them of breasts, mamelles, which led to the name of Mumbles.
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Heh ... Roman Sailors ... they did get a bit lonely, eh?
Now that is an interesting idea!
We used to go to the Mumbles when we lived in Llantwit Major, never thought about where the name came from..but on doing a google search I have come across this website..the origins Gower and Mumbles dialect..thought you might be interested.
http://www.mumblesmatters.org.uk/?p=230
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When I lived in the wilderness for a year, I found out that the locals called one of the mountains "Tit Mountain" for the same reason. It was a takeoff on what the natives called the mountain for eons.
So obvious.
Thats a bloody big nipple on the left one!
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