Pub Names - Foreign Language

Foreign Language

Many Welsh pubs have Welsh-language or bilingual names.

  • Bierkeller (German for beer cellar), various examples, including Manchester and Bristol.
  • Bodega (Spanish for tavern), Newcastle upon Tyne.
  • De Hems (Dutch for the windmill), Leicester Square, London
  • Posada (Spanish for lodging), Wolverhampton; Crown Posada, Newcastle upon Tyne.
  • Rai d'Or (French for ray of gold), Salisbury.
  • Tír na nÓg (Irish for Land of the Young), London.

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