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Wales
Questions related to Wales, the mountainous country in the west of the island of Britain, which is part of the United Kingdom. It is known as Cymru in the Welsh language.
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What does the name Wales mean?
Wales comes from an early Germanic root which appears in modern German as Walesisch, and in Czech as Vlašsky.
The root is usually named wealas, and its basic meaning is foreign.
But in most German family languages the word wealas seems to have developed a specialist sense along the lines of people who have been influenced by Roman culture, but who are not ethnically Roman.
The German tribes who arrived in Britain from the 5th century on met western Brythons (the people who would eventually become the Welsh, the Cornish, and the Bretons) who had absorbed a great deal of Roman culture (and much of the Latin language) but clearly were not Latins.These people were obvious wealas, and eventually became the Welsh.
In Central Europe on the other hand the wealas were mainly northern Italians (who had also absorbed Roman culture while remaining ethnically distinct). So Vlašsky Dvur (Welsh Court) in Prague is the old Italian Sector.
How long to walk up mount snowdonia?
I did it yesterday leaving Pen-Y-Pass car park at 9am and arrived back at exactly midday, but was not hanging around! 3 hours start to finish, but I suspect most do it in 4 or 5. I am a reasonably experienced walker.
no, there are no wolves in eire. plenty of foxes, a few wild strays, but no wolves. The last wolf was killed in Co Carlow in 1786. It is estimated that up to the 16th Century there were over 1,000 wolves in the country. The large amount of wilderness, at the time, allowed them to roam with minimum contact with humans. However from the 17th century on, deforestation became more common and the wolf packs came more in contact with people, resulting in a rapid and alarming cull, until the last wolf was killed near Mt Leinster in Co Carlow after killing a farmer's sheep. There was only ever one wolf species in Ireland, the grey wolf (Canis lupus). It's the same species that's still found in Europe, Asia and North America. It was wiped out in the British Isles by humans.
In Kieran Hickey of NUI Galway says the major push to rid Ireland of wild wolves came during the Cromwellian government in the 1650s, with legislation and bounties to kill them off.
While the Irish themselves did not fare so well back then, there were so many wolves in Ireland that settlers from England and Scotland referred to their Answers.com as "Wolf-Land".
Very substantial bounties for wolf-kills led to systematic hunting until large areas were devoid of wolves through the late 1600s, says Dr Hickey. In an essay in Lost and Found II: Rediscovering Ireland's Past, Dr Hickey says professional wolf-hunters came to Ireland to carry out the extermination, and those granted land had to kill wolves or face fines. In 10 years of research, he has amassed 500 references to wolves in history, archaeology and folklore, indicating the wolf had been in Ireland for at least 20,000 years.
In folklore, wolves were very important but considered evil, and were depicted as such in the Book of Kells. Their Answers.com and dung were used in medicine.
Cures included eating a dish of wolf meat to prevent a person seeing ghosts, and sleeping with a wolf's head under the pillow to prevent nightmares. Mr Hickey found place names referring to wolves in 20 of the 32 counties, and wolf hunting was mandatory under a ninth century Brehon-law text.
Ringforts were built from AD 500 to AD 1000 to protect cattle and sheep from them. William Russell, lord deputy of Ireland, was recorded wolf hunting with his wife in Kilmainham, Dublin, on May 26th, 1596. In 1558, 961 wolf skins from Ireland were exported to the port of Bristol.
Dr Hickey wrote that it was clear Ireland had a very significant wolf population during the 1500s and early 1600s, possibly well in excess of 1,000 animals.
He said the last authenticated date for the killing of a wolf in Ireland was 1786 on Mount Leinster, Co Carlow: a lone wolf which killed sheep was "subsequently hunted down and killed by the wolfhounds of John Watson, Ballydarton, Co Carlow
What is the average temperature in Wales in July?
Well, it varies between the Seasons and also with the weather, but the South of Wales tends to be what is known as 'temperate maritime' whilst the mountainous North is generally chilly, and usually way below freezing in the Winter months.
What was the capital of Wales before 1955 when Cardiff became capital?
There was no formal capital before Cardiff. Many have counties made a claim to this but the records shown nothing was formalised.
How many mines are there in South Wales?
There are two primary methods of mining coal, surface mining and underground mining. There are over 1,000 surface mines and more than 1,000 underground mines in the US. Underground mining is more difficult and requires more miners, but much of our best coal is underground. Mining has become much safer and more efficient over the years. In 1980 there were over 220,000 coal miners in the country. Today there are fewer than 100,000. But while 1980 production was about 800,000 tons, today we produce over 1 billion tons with fewer than half the number of miners.
In recent years surface mining in Wyoming has mushroomed, making that state the leading coal producer at almost 300,000 tons per year. West Virginia and Kentucky, the traditional leaders, with both underground and surface mines, each produce around 170,000 tons.
As it is part of Britain, it has been in many wars. So it has been part of wars like World War I and World War II and lots of others where British troops have been involved. Lots of soldiers from Wales have been in the British Army.
Do you need a passport to fly from Scotland to Wales?
As it is an internal flight you do not need a passport. It is however required that you provide photographic ID generally, like your driving license. It is always best to check with the airline you are flying with as some of them may request to see a passport.
What are the common activities on snowdon?
Ramble, hike, walk, cycle, motorcycle, climb, hill walk, absail, caravan and camp. You could fish for trout, salmon or coarse fish. Bird watch, travel to the top of Snowdon by railway. Look at old castles and just take in the scenery. Visit Beddgelert and see Gelert's grave. Take a trip to Port Maddog on a narrow gauge steam train. Visit a slate mine, have a meal or go for a drink...
What continent is Wales situated?
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Wales is a constituent country of the UK and is in Europe. Although this is from a gelogical point of view only. People from the UK still refer to mainland Europe as "The Continent" and anything from there as "Continental". Best quote from the 1940's newspaper, "Fog in channel, continent cut off."
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Wales is in the continent of Europe.
Nobody can possibly know! No record has ever been made, but at an estimate I would say several hundred thousand.
What is nationality of man from Wales?
The predominant nationality of people living in Wales is probably Welsh with English as the second commonest but many people from Ireland, Scotland and other countries now call Wales home.
Short answer, if you're referring to the Union Jack, it isn't.
The red plus-sign is the symbol of England and it's also the symbol for Northen Ireland (I think). The white X and the blue background are Scotland's symbol, leaving nothing for Wales.
Kind of hard to represent Wales in there though; I don't think the flag would benefit from having a green bottom half and you couldn't really put the dragon in the middle, although I think it could look good!
--The red X is Nothern Ireland!
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Wales is represented by the Cross of St George (Symbol of England) since it used to be part of the Kingdom of England.
EDIT: The "Union Jack" is a nickname of sorts for the "UNION FLAG"
Ireland has a DIAGONAL RED cross which sits offset to the Scottish Flag which is another DIAGONAL CROSS which is WHITE on a BLUE BACKGROUND (hence the Blue bit).
The national flower of Wales is the DAFFODIL; but the vegetable named LEEK is the semi-official flower with older tradtitions in Welsh culture.
There are many different symbols which represent Wales, primarily including the daffodil and leek which are symbolically worn on St. Davids day,March 1st. Other symbols include the Prince of Wales' three feathers and the 'ddraig coch' which is the dragon on the Welsh flag :)
Daffodil
Why was the dragon put on the Welsh flag?
It is of Roman origins. It is a very old flag and Cymraeg itself (Welsh language)
A White dragon and a Red dragon fought and the red one won. This legend also involves Emrys ( Merlin ) as a young boy.
The red dragon became the symbol of the Welsh nation through its adoption by the Tudor ancestors of king Henry VII.
Edmund and Jasper Tudor had a dragon as crest granted them by Henry VI.
When Henry Tudor faced king Richard III at the battle of Bosworth in 1485 he had three recognized battle standards. One of these showed "Red ffyry dragon peyntid upon white and Grene Sarcenet". (red "fire" dragon with raised forearm on a white & green background)
It is held that this dragon banner represented Henry Tudor's claim as a true representative of the ancient kings of Britain and was a tribute to the Welsh people who had made his victory possible.
What are the major imports and exports of Wales?
metals, engineering, and energy
well while i was doing research on wales for a project, i had to find out the almost the same question. I'm from Australia and im in year 8. from the research I've done the top 3 main incomes for wales is metals, engineering and energy. on the website i found this information it said that these three things are exports. so metals, engineering and energy is your answer!! energy is the only item that may seem i bit werid but it's good enough!!
Why is Wales not represented in the Union Jack?
The Flag of St David is not represented on the Union Flag as the "Union" is that of, first, England and Scotland and later on, England, Scotland and Ireland.
When the flag was devised, it was a union between England and Scotland and the flag incorporated the flags of St George of England and St Andrew of Scotland. Later, the flag of St Patrick was added on behalf of Ireland.
Wales was not put on as it had already been integrated into the constitutional body of England and Wales. Thus, they both came under the flag of England, in effect. It did and still does, however, have its own unique flag to England which is one of the oldest national flags in the world. It was only in the last century or so that Wales became a legally defined geographical body.
The Union Flag is composed from the English, Scottish, and Northern Ireland. Wales being a principality was left out. There are occasional campaigns to incorporate Wale's red dragon into the design. A move I approve of, as at the moment, I find an annoying number of Union Flags are being flown upside down! Maybe, if the Welsh dragon is not approved, could we not have a "this way up" symbol in the design?
What languages are spooken in Wales?
English and Welsh are the country's two official languages. English is spoken by close to 100% of the population and Welsh by around 20%. The use of Welsh in everyday life increases the further west and north one goes in Wales.
English is the predominant language in Wales although some 20% speak the Welsh language (Cymraeg) which appears to be growing in numbers. There are undoubtedly other languages spoken due to recent immigration.
Wales is bilingual so it has two languages it differs in some areas of Wales for instance in South Wales English is more dominant with it being on the signs first then followed by the welsh translation, but in North Wales Welsh is more dominant than English, for example the police in north wales is Heddlu then the English for police and in south wales police would in English first then in Welsh.
Note, Heddlu is welsh for police
English, although a small minority also speak Welsh.
The main language in Wales is English.
Welsh or Cymraeg is the national language of Wales spoken by about 22% of the Welsh population.
English is the most widely spoken other language.
Actually, only about 15% of Wales is able to speak Welsh. English is spoken by almost 100%.
I am welsh and so i would generally say that the national language in wales is welsh, even though i do not speak it myself. it has only recently been approved by the welsh assembly government to be an official language but now that it has it is the national language here.
The official languages of Wales are English and Welsh. Roadsigns are offered in both languages, and a native Welsh speaker has a legal right to use his own language for nearly all official purposes. (English is always acceptable, unless there is a specific need for Welsh).
The main language used in the country of wales is welsh and English
Around 80% speak English and 20% speak Welsh (Cymraeg).
Welsh is the official language of Wales but has been dying out until recent years when there seems to have been a increase in interest in the language..
The languages they speak in Wales are English and Welsh. About 20%
speak Welsh.
English is spoken by everyone but about 20% still speak the native language Welsh.
It is a Celtic language most closely related to Breton spoken in northwest France.
The language is more distantly related to Irish and Scottish Gaelic but they are not intelligible to a Welsh speaker. The language is called Cymraeg in Welsh.
People in Wales speak Welsh (20%) and English (80%).
People in Wales normally speak English and welsh but there is a lot of diversity of nationalities so I you can think of language it is probably spoken in Wales.
Normally Welsh and English but the country is cosmopolitan and therefore other languages are spoken but in a minority
Who is better Wales or England at rugby?
England and wales are the same in every way apart from culture which even then only differs ever so slightly
both wales and England has extremely bad areas with there chavs hoodies and children posing with knifes who think they own entire estates
both country's have castles big and small in the most brilliant areas and most beautiful land scape's
Both England and wales have beautiful lands scape's with there own each unique features see below
Wales and England also have there extremely horrible areas see below
knife gun crime rape murder robbery's violence and all the nasty crime is all around us in both England and wales see this article.
also to add wales and England so have culture and there own words we use more often but that does not make our country's any difference
Which river separates England and Wales?
The river which divides England and the south of Wales is known as the River Severn.
from London to whales is 300miles o.O
every1 knows that >.<
You're asking the distance between a city and a country so it depends on which part of Wales you are asking about. As an example, the distance to Cardiff, which is the capital of Wales, is about 160 miles. To Anglesey the distance is about double that figure.
What is the percentage of people speaking Welsh in Wales?
The current population of the UK is approximately 60 million. The current population of Wales is approximately 3 million. Therefore the percentage of the UK population living in Wales is currently 5%.
Welsh is spoken in both Wales and Patagonia, in Argentina.
How many Buddhist temples in Wales?
Today, Wales has about 40 mosques, most of which are in Cardiff, with others in Aberystwyth, Bangor, Barry, Haverfordwest, Lampeter, Llanelli,Neath, Newport, Port Talbot, Swansea and Wrexham
