Wales

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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

General Welsh Links

• North Wales Births, Marriages & Deaths

• National Gazetter of Wales -Counties Map

• Gaol Files of the Court of Great Sessions. 1730 - 1830

• Caerleon Past Present And Future,

• Old Photos of Wales - Cymru

• Searching Lexicon Welsh-English/English-Welsh Translator

• The Civic Trust for Wales Ymddiriedolaeth Ddinesig Cymru

• National Library of Wales

• Victorian Photographers in Wales

• Crosskeys - With Links To Useful Sites

• Rootsweb Links

• West Wales Genealogy

Archives

• Archives Network Wales

General History.

• Gathering The Jewels - Welsh Cultural History

• King Richard II

• Owain Glyndwr

• Welsh History

• History of the Surname Merrick

Maritime History.

• Welsh Merchant Mariners

• Maritime History Gwynedd

Mining.

• Welsh Coal Mines

• The Industrialisation of the South Wales Valleys

• General History of Mining

Museums.

• Museum of Mining

• National Museum of Wales

• Museums in Wales

Regimental History/Military.

• The Welsh Guards.

• The Royal Welsh Fusiliers

• The Royal Regiment of Wales.

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