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8. What is Eisteddfod? Where is it held?

It is a national music and literary festival held each summer (August) in Wales to promote Walsh language, literature, music, dance and customs. It takes place in Llangollen.

9. What is the difference between South and North Wales?

SOUTH- most heavily populated region, coalmine, high proportion of industrial villages, now other forms of employment has been slow.

NORTH- mountains (communication between south and north is very difficult). There are woods and green hillsides, waterfalls, streams.

11. When was Ireland divided into Northern Ireland and Free State of Ireland? What area does Northern Ireland comprise?

It was divided in 1921

County Antrim

County Armagh

County Down

County Fermanagh

County Londonderry

County Tyrone

35. Discuss St. Patrons, colors, dates and symbols of the UK:

England- St. George white 23 April rose

Wales- St. David red 1 March leek & daffodil

Scotland- St. Andrew blue 30 November thistle

Ireland- St. Patrick green 17 March shamrock

Industry in Wales: (in the north)

• fishing,

• cows, sheep and cattle breeding,

• tourism,

• coal mining (not as much as it was in earlier tomes),

• plants- barley, linen, sugar, beef potatoes,

• Cardiff- the capital city with port (coal and wood industry)

• Swansea- the center of metallurgy, /

• Newport- the center of craft and pottery / both on the coast

• Ll…..- Walsh surname

• PRrichard- Walsh son of..

• -> O'.. <- ex. O'Neal - from the family Neal

National Parks:

• Snowdonia

• Brecon Beacons (with hills)

* Ireland bigger cities with industry: (mainly it's agricultural country)

• Belfast- the capital city (ship building, clothing industry, cotton, tobacco industry)

• Derry (Londonderry)- clothing industry

National parks:

Giant's Causeway- an area near the sea with stones, [40 thousand stones] it looks like sleepy soldiers.

Glens of Antrim- a national park.

Fermanagh- an area with rivers and lakes.

• Northern Ireland has 6 counties of Ulster,

• Since 1800 it has a political life,

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