Welsh is not an easy tongue to pronounce for most butthe 58 letter long town name Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochwould take even a phonetics expert to Olympic levels. Located on the island ofAnglesey in North Wales this Celtic tongue twister is also one of the longest placenames in the world.
In English the name means: St. Mary's Church in the hollowof the white hazel near the rapid whirlpool and the church of St. Tysilio witha red cave.
The village is also called Llanfairpwllgwyngyll and wasgiven its longer name in the 1860s to snare the honor of having the longesttrain station name in Britain. Today tourists flock here to have their photo taken in front of thesign.
Go on, try and say it in Welsh. I dare you.
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