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Criccieth ((ウェールズ語:Cricieth) (:ˈkrɪkjɛθ)) is a town and community on Cardigan Bay, in the Eifionydd area of Gwynedd in Wales. The town lies west of Porthmadog, east of Pwllheli and south of Caernarfon. It had a population of 1,826 in 2001,〔(Census 2001 )〕 reducing to 1,753 at the 2011 census.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Town/electoral ward population 2011 )〕 The town is a seaside resort, popular with families.〔(Visit Wales : ''Criccieth Accommodation'' )〕 Attractions include the ruins of ''Criccieth Castle'', which have extensive views over the town and surrounding countryside.〔(Cadw : ''Criccieth Castle'' )〕 Nearby on ''Ffordd Castell'' (Castle Way) is ''Cadwalader's Ice Cream Parlour'', opened in 1927,〔(Cadwalader's Ice Cream : ''About Us'' )〕 whilst ''Stryd Fawr'' (High Street) has several bistro style restaurants.〔 In the centre lies ''Y Maes'' ("The Field", or town square), part of the original medieval town common.〔Eira and James Gleasure, ''Criccieth : A Heritage Walk'', 2003, (Cymdeithas Hanes Eifionydd ), Wales, 28 pages〕 The town is noted for its fairs, held on 23 May and 29 June every year, when large numbers of people visit the fairground and the market which spreads through many of the streets of the town.〔(Criccieth Business and Shop Alert : ''Criccieth Fair Days'' )〕 Famous people associated with the town include the British prime minister, David Lloyd George, who grew up in the nearby village of Llanystumdwy, and poet William George.〔(British Broadcasting Corporation : ''Lloyd George Nephew Dies Aged 94'' )〕 Group Captain Leslie Bonnet, RAF officer, writer and originator of the Welsh Harlequin Duck〔"Leslie Bonnet", by Frank Dancaster. THE OLD LADY, June 1986.〕 and his wife Joan Hutt, artist;〔"Obituary:Mrs J.V. Hutt. Caernarfon and Denbigh Herald, 1 February 1985.〕 both lived at Ymwlch just outside Criccieth from 1949 until their deaths in 1985. Criccieth hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1975〔(Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru : ''Eisteddfod Locations'' )〕 and in 2003 was granted ''Fairtrade Town'' status.〔(Fairtrade Foundation : ''Fairtrade Towns'' )〕 It won the ''Wales in Bloom'' competition each year from 1999 to 2004.〔(Criccieth in Bloom : ''Trophies'' )〕 The town styles itself "The Pearl of Wales on the Shores of Snowdonia".〔(Criccieth Business and Shop Alert : ''Croeso'' )〕 ==Etymology== The earliest recorded form of the place name ''Criccieth'' in Welsh is found in ''Brut y Tywysogion'' where reference is made to the imprisonment of Gruffudd ap Llywelyn in the 'castle of ''Cruceith (Middle Welsh orthography: ''Kastell Krukeith'').〔Thomas Jones (ed.), ''Brut y Tywysogyon. Peniarth MS. 20'' (University of Wales Press, 1941), page 197.〕 The form ''Cruciaith'' was used by Iolo Goch in a famous 14th century poem addressed to Sir Hywel y Fwyall, custodian of the castle.〔D. R. Johnston (ed.). ''Gwaith Iolo Goch'' (University of Wales Press, 1988), poem II.37.〕 There are a number of theories as to the meaning, but the most popular is that it comes from ''Crug Caeth'': ''caeth'' may mean 'prisoner' and thus the name could mean ''prisoner's rock'', a reference to the imprisonment of one of Llywelyn ab Iorwerth's sons in the castle by his brother.〔(British Broadcasting Corporation : ''Criccieth's History'' )〕 However, ''caeth'' has the primary meaning in Middle Welsh of 'serf()'〔''Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru'' (''University of Wales Dictionary''), vol. I, p. 385.〕 and the name could refer to a bond community nearby. In later medieval times the settlement was also known as ''Treferthyr'' (''martyr's town''), probably a reference to Saint Catherine, after whom the parish church is named.〔 The spelling of Criccieth remains controversial today. Many regard this version as an anglicism, arguing that the Welsh form ''Cricieth'' should be used instead. Others argue that ''Criccieth'' is simply an anomaly in the Welsh language, in which there is no double C, and that the spelling should be preserved. The dispute has resulted in the vandalising of road signs at the entrance to the town.〔(Criccieth Tourist Information Service : ''Frequently Asked Questions'' )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Criccieth」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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