Today is St. David's Day, a national holiday in Wales celebrating the patron saint. No, it is not the David of the Psalms and Bathsheba. Saint David (Welsh: Dewi Sant) was born towards the end of the 5th century. He was a scion of the royal house of Ceredigion, and founded a Celtic monastic community at Glyn Rhosyn (The Vale of Roses) on the western headland of Pembrokeshire (Sir Benfro), at the spot where St David's Cathedral stands today. David's fame as a teacher and ascetic spread throughout the Celtic world. His foundation at Glyn Rhosin became an important Christian shrine, and the most important center in Wales. The date of Dewi Sant's death is recorded as 1 March, but the year is uncertain – possibly 588.
Although Dodds (and Dods and Dowds and ...) from all over Great Britain and Ireland came to what is now the United States, the name Dodd itself is apparently of Welsh origin. In Gaelic it means pet, but other meanings include short, stocky and peevish. I would contest that, but it might seem peevish and petty for someone short and (sometimes) stocky!
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Hey Michael, UR lookin good, my friend. Keep it up, whatever your doin seems to be workin for U. Your brother in Carmel,
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