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| − | [[Image:Map of Wales.JPG| | + | [[Image:Map of Wales.JPG|200px|right|thumb|Map of Wales; Wikipedia image]] |
| − | '''Capital''' Cardiff <br> | + | '''Capital''' Cardiff <br> |
| − | '''Patron Saint''' St David<br> | + | |
| − | '''Currency''' Pound | + | '''Patron Saint''' St David<br> |
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| + | '''Currency''' Pound Sterling<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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|[[Carmarthenshire]]||[[Denbighshire]]||[[Flintshire]]||[[Glamorgan]] | |[[Carmarthenshire]]||[[Denbighshire]]||[[Flintshire]]||[[Glamorgan]] | ||
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*[http://www.northwalesbmd.org.uk/ North Wales Births, Marriages & Deaths] | *[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.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] | ||
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cdj1927/#WELSH%20PAGE Rootsweb Links] | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cdj1927/#WELSH%20PAGE Rootsweb Links] | ||
| − | *[http://www. | + | *[http://www.westwalesgenealogy.i12.com/index.htm West Wales Genealogy] |
| − | *[http://www. | + | *[http://www.dyfedfreegen.info/ Dyfed Free Genealogy] |
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*[http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.php?id=244 National Library of Wales] | *[http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.php?id=244 National Library of Wales] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.cefnpennar.com/index.htm The OGRE Project] | ||
*[http://www.womensarchivewales.org/index.html Women's Archive of Wales] | *[http://www.womensarchivewales.org/index.html Women's Archive of Wales] | ||
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*[http://www.britannia.com/celtic/wales/ Welsh History] | *[http://www.britannia.com/celtic/wales/ Welsh History] | ||
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*[http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~lizcolin/w_gen.htm General History of Mining] | *[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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'''Regimental History and Military''' | '''Regimental History and Military''' | ||
| − | + | *[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.
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