walshie 2,804 Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Did anyone see this program last night? I was surprised to see that in deepest darkest Patagonia, there's a town called Trevelin that was populated years ago by Welsh immigrants and even today 10% of the town have Welsh as their first language. One of the guys on the show was a 5th generation Welsh gaucho. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shepp 2,285 Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 What did they do for sheep? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
walshie 2,804 Posted September 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 They put jumpers on the cattle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiercel 6,986 Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 There are a lot of Welsh in Patagonia, Out side Wales it is the biggest welsh speaking area in the world. They even have their own dialect. I also believe there is a thriving Welsh community in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in the aptly named North Wales district. TC 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnny boy68 11,725 Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Watched a welsh speaking program a few years ago on S4C about it I did, real interesting how they've kept their heritage. On my bucket list to go fishing in Patagonia, I'd have to pop into Trevelin too I would, that would be a tidy trip. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiercel 6,986 Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patagonian_Welsh TC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Accip74 7,112 Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 My brother & his wife did a month in Patagonia, said it was the best trip they'd ever done......I was quite envious.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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