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Offline glyna

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help with translateing
« on: Monday 23 November 09 00:13 GMT (UK) »
can someone please help me translate this i found a old photo with my grandfather on at school but it is in welsh it was taken in 1911 and it says YN y llun uchod  gwelir Ysgol(i think that school ) Rhiwlas  tua 1911 Derbynlwyd gan mr g gwilliam (i know thats the teachers name) Croesoswallt
thanks glyn he came from Rhydycroesau

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Re: help with translateing
« Reply #1 on: Monday 23 November 09 22:22 GMT (UK) »
"In the photograph above, can be seen Rhiwlas school. Received from from Mr G Gwilliam, Oswestry."

Strictly speaking " derbyniwyd gan" would translate as " received by", but in this context it probably means "received from".

Tecwyn :)
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« Reply #2 on: Monday 23 November 09 22:23 GMT (UK) »
Sorry - missed out "tua 1911". This means "approximately 1911"

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« Reply #3 on: Monday 23 November 09 23:24 GMT (UK) »
thank you  :)
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