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| + | '''Patron Saint''' St David<br> | ||
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Although English is the everyday language for most of the inhabitants of Wales, thanks to the efforts of many dedicated people, the Welsh language still flourishes in some parts. Welsh culture and tradition are celebrated at a festival called the National Eisteddfod, which is actually a 19th century creation, although the history of local Eisteddfods is much older. Tourism is a key employer and revenue earner for Wales, although sheep farming predominates in the mountains and moorlands, with dairy and mixed farming around the coast. | Although English is the everyday language for most of the inhabitants of Wales, thanks to the efforts of many dedicated people, the Welsh language still flourishes in some parts. Welsh culture and tradition are celebrated at a festival called the National Eisteddfod, which is actually a 19th century creation, although the history of local Eisteddfods is much older. Tourism is a key employer and revenue earner for Wales, although sheep farming predominates in the mountains and moorlands, with dairy and mixed farming around the coast. | ||
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| + | |[[Anglesey]]||[[Breconshire]]||[[Caernarvonshire]]||[[Cardiganshire]] | ||
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| − | *[http://www.northwalesbmd.org.uk/ North Wales | + | *[http://www.northwalesbmd.org.uk/ North Wales Births, Marriages & Deaths] |
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| + | *[http://www.northwalesindex.co.uk/pages/64.html North Wales Index] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.northwalesindex.co.uk/pages/64.html Genealogy & Family History in North Wales] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.castlewales.com/ Welcome to the Castles of Wales] | ||
*[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/geogdata/ngw/map.htm National Gazetter of Wales -Counties Map] | *[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/geogdata/ngw/map.htm National Gazetter of Wales -Counties Map] | ||
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*[http://www.llgc.org.uk/sesiwn_fawr/index_s.htm Gaol Files of the Court of Great Sessions. 1730 - 1830 ] | *[http://www.llgc.org.uk/sesiwn_fawr/index_s.htm Gaol Files of the Court of Great Sessions. 1730 - 1830 ] | ||
| − | *[http://www.caerleon.net/index.htm Caerleon Past Present And Future | + | *[http://www.caerleon.net/index.htm Caerleon Past Present And Future] |
*[http://oldukphotos.com/wales.htm Old Photos of Wales - Cymru] | *[http://oldukphotos.com/wales.htm Old Photos of Wales - Cymru] | ||
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*[http://www.civictrustwales.org/ The Civic Trust for Wales Ymddiriedolaeth Ddinesig Cymru] | *[http://www.civictrustwales.org/ The Civic Trust for Wales Ymddiriedolaeth Ddinesig Cymru] | ||
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*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/VicPhoto1.html Victorian Photographers in Wales] | *[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/VicPhoto1.html Victorian Photographers in Wales] | ||
| − | *[http://www.crosskeys.me.uk/links/index.htm | + | *[http://www.crosskeys.me.uk/links/index.htm Crosskeys - With Links To Useful Sites] |
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cdj1927/#WELSH%20PAGE Rootsweb Links] | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cdj1927/#WELSH%20PAGE Rootsweb Links] | ||
*[http://www.westwalesgenealogy.i12.com/index.htm West Wales Genealogy] | *[http://www.westwalesgenealogy.i12.com/index.htm West Wales Genealogy] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.dyfedfreegen.info/ Dyfed Free Genealogy] | ||
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'''Archives''' | '''Archives''' | ||
| − | *[http://www.archivesnetworkwales.info/ | + | *[http://www.archivesnetworkwales.info/ Archives Network Wales] |
| + | *[http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.php?id=244 National Library of Wales] | ||
| + | *[http://www.cefnpennar.com/index.htm The OGRE Project] | ||
| − | '''General History'''. | + | *[http://www.womensarchivewales.org/index.html Women's Archive of Wales] |
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| + | '''General History''' | ||
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| + | *[http://www.gtj.org.uk/en/subjects/302 Gathering The Jewels - Welsh Cultural History] | ||
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*[http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page67.asp King Richard II] | *[http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page67.asp King Richard II] | ||
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*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~bowen/owainglyndwr.html Owain Glyndwr] | *[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~bowen/owainglyndwr.html Owain Glyndwr] | ||
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*[http://www.britannia.com/celtic/wales/ Welsh History] | *[http://www.britannia.com/celtic/wales/ Welsh History] | ||
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| + | '''Maritime History''' | ||
*[http://www.welshmariners.org.uk/index.php Welsh Merchant Mariners] | *[http://www.welshmariners.org.uk/index.php Welsh Merchant Mariners] | ||
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*[http://freespace.virgin.net/r.cadwalader/maritime/maritime.htm Maritime History Gwynedd] | *[http://freespace.virgin.net/r.cadwalader/maritime/maritime.htm Maritime History Gwynedd] | ||
| − | '''Mining | + | '''Mining''' |
*[http://www.welshcoalmines.co.uk/index.html Welsh Coal Mines] | *[http://www.welshcoalmines.co.uk/index.html Welsh Coal Mines] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.data-wales.co.uk/valley1.htm The Industrialisation of the South Wales Valleys] | ||
| − | '''Museums | + | *[http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~lizcolin/w_gen.htm General History of Mining] |
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| + | *[http://www.people.ex.ac.uk/pfclaugh/mhinf/location.htm Location of The Principal Printed Sources for Mining History.] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.penmorfa.com/Slate/ The Slate Industry of North and Mid Wales] | ||
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*[http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/bigpit/ Museum of Mining] | *[http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/bigpit/ Museum of Mining] | ||
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*[http://www.nmgw.ac.uk/en/home/ National Museum of Wales] | *[http://www.nmgw.ac.uk/en/home/ National Museum of Wales] | ||
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*[http://www.aboutbritain.com/MuseumsWales.htm Museums in Wales] | *[http://www.aboutbritain.com/MuseumsWales.htm Museums in Wales] | ||
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| + | '''Regimental History and Military''' | ||
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| + | *[http://www.rwfmuseum.org.uk/nb.html The Royal Welch Fusiliers] | ||
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*[http://www.rrw.org.uk/regiment/41uk.htm The Royal Regiment of Wales.] | *[http://www.rrw.org.uk/regiment/41uk.htm The Royal Regiment of Wales.] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:48, 11 September 2022
Capital Cardiff
Patron Saint St David
Currency Pound Sterling
Although English is the everyday language for most of the inhabitants of Wales, thanks to the efforts of many dedicated people, the Welsh language still flourishes in some parts. Welsh culture and tradition are celebrated at a festival called the National Eisteddfod, which is actually a 19th century creation, although the history of local Eisteddfods is much older. Tourism is a key employer and revenue earner for Wales, although sheep farming predominates in the mountains and moorlands, with dairy and mixed farming around the coast.
| Anglesey | Breconshire | Caernarvonshire | Cardiganshire |
| Carmarthenshire | Denbighshire | Flintshire | Glamorgan |
| Merioneth | Monmouthshire | Montgomeryshire | Pembrokeshire |
| Radnorshire |
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