What is Wales? By Gaelscoil na Lochanna

What is Wales? By Gaelscoil na Lochanna

Our school did some research on some topics The Flag, Famous People, Food, Geography and Landmarks, Sport, the Language, History and Facts

4 classes (107 children) did the work

Red Dragon Vs White Dragon The Red Dragon WON!!

Enjoy our Video on The Flag and Famous People https://vimeo.com/266753745

Here are the Famous People from Wales we researched We like Roald Dahl...!!

Roald Dahl Sept 13 1916, Married 1953, 5 children. 6 foot 6 inches tall, RAF pilot during second world war Writer of children s books Tommy Cooper Born 19 March, 1921 Died on stage in 1984 Comedian, magician Ryan Giggs 42 years old Longest serving player for Manchester United and managed team for few months Robert Recorde 1512-1558 The = sign in maths St. Patrick Kidnapped from Wales by Vikings, Brought Christianity to Ireland Colin Rae Jackson Born 18th Feb 1967 Sprinter, 110 m hurdles, Olympic silver medal and 2 World Titles, 12.91 seconds

Amy Guy Born 21 Dec 1983 Nigel Owens Kim Ashfield Rugby Referee Born Jan 6 1959, 59 yrs old Sue Smith (and Harvey and Robert) David Broom Born 1 March 1940 Horse rider Singer and Actress Born in Swansea, 1969 Sam Warburton Tom Jones model Horse riders Bonnie Tyler Catherine Zeta Jones Beauty queen, athlete, TV presenter Actress, Zorro films Rugby Welsh and Lions captain 7th June, 1940 (aged 77) Career spanned 6 decades Song titles: It s not unusual, Delilah, She s a Lady Singer, Judge on the Voice UK

We did some joined Writing on Famous people too.

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Here is some info on Landmarks in Wales Hope you can learn something...

In 1805 architect Thomas Telford and William Jessop built Pontcysyllte cast iron aqueduct on 19 pillars over 30m. Zip World has the longest and fastest zip line in Europe. It is 900m long.

Wales coastline is 870 miles long. Britain s smallest house is in Wales.

Landmarks in Wales: Castles Wales is unbeatable when it comes to castles. There are over 600 castles in Wales. Raglan Castle was one of the last medieval castles to be built in Wales. Conwy Castle was built in 1277 for Edward I. Caerphilly Castle is the biggest castle in Wales. There is a song about castles in Snowdonia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drtnwvvdx6k

Our Favourite Landmarks Millenium Stadium It is a manmade landmark. It is also called the Principality Stadium The stadium is 19 years old. It is used for rugby matches, concerts and dirt bike racing. The maximum capacity is 74,500. Snowdonia It is a natural landmark. Snowdonia is a mountain range in Wales. Some of it s peaks reach over 3,000 feet. It is know as Eryri by the Welsh. It means The Place of The Eagle Snowdonia has the first people powered roller coaster called The Green Dragon.

Food in Wales They cook simply to let natural flavours shine through. Every family has their own recipe of traditional Welsh food. Modern Welsh cooking and ingredients is of top quality. Wales best produce can be found in fast food. Wales calls a chip sandwich a chip butty. Mumbles area of Swansea has been serving ice cream since 1922. Some popular foods in Wales include creampog, laver bread, cawl stew, glamorgan sausages, barra brith, Welsh rarebit, North Pole Joe s Ice Cream.

Food in Wales Welsh Cakes 225g Self Raising Flour 110g salted butter 85g Caster Sugar 1 egg Handful of sultanas https://vimeo.com/266753549

We made some videos on the Welsh Language!! Enjoy= Bain taitneamh as!

Language of Wales: Video 1 https://vimeo.com/266836658

Language of Wales Video 2 https://vimeo.com/266754270

Language and Facts https://vimeo.com/266753964

More language and facts https://vimeo.com/266754193

Llanelli We looked at the Bigyn Primary school in Llanelli. The school has a lovely website with lots of photographs. They have a maths club and an Eco club at the school. They also have sports clubs such a rugby club. Rugby is a very popular sport in Llanelli. The population of Llanelli is 49,591. Llanelli is the largest town in the county of Carmanthessire. Situated in the south coast of western Wales, Llanelli is surrounded by a number of villages and other communities. The town lies on the river Lliedi, although much of the river is not visible, especially from the town center, where the river runs underneath the town.

Sport in Wales The Wales National football team represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the football Association of Wales. Gareth Bale plays football for Wales. Wales does not compete in the Olympics for football. Wales all time olympic tally is 20 gold medals, 11 silver and 18 bronze medals! Their most successful athlete is Paulo Radmilovic who was born in Cardiff! In the RIO Olympics in 2016, Wales brought home a record breaking 10 medals!

Rugby Wales is the eighth best rugby team in the world. Rugby union in Wales is the national sport and condisered a large part of the national culture. It is thought to have reached Wales in the 1850s. The main domestic competition in Wales is the Pro 14. They have 4 teams. Wales have won 11 grand slams Ireland beat Wales :) :)

Basketball Basketball Wales was founded in 1952 as the Basketball Association of Wales and it is the sole controller of all aspects of the game of basketball in Wales. It is based at the Sport Wales National Centre in Cardiff. In 1978 Wales co-hosted the inaugural Commonwealth Basketball Championships with Scotland and England. In 2012 basketball Wales took part of the Great Britain Mens team that played at the 2012 Summer Olympic in LONDON.

History of Wales! It begins with the arrival of human beings in the region of thousand of years ago. Neanderthals lived in what is now Wales 230000 years ago. In ancient history during the last ice age, people hunted mammoths. New animals appeared in Wales after the ice age ended in 10000BC such as the red deer and wild bear. Stone age hunters hunted them both as well as plants for food. Farming was introduced into Wales around 4000BC.

History In the 9th Century Vikings began attacking Wales. In the 1900 coal mining and iron working in Wales boomed. Other metal industries in Wales such as copper, zinc and tin plating thrived in the 19th Century. The population of Wales grew rapidly despite emigration. In 1801 the population of Wales was less than 600000. By 1851 it was nearly 1.2 million. By 1911 it was over 2 million

History! The 1920s and 1930s were the years of hardship for Wales. There was a mass of unemployed at the time. Unemployment had already reached 23 percent of the Welsh work force in 1927. In the 1930s it grew worse and in parts of Wales half the workforce were unemployed. During WW2 both Cardiff and Swansea were bombed by the Germans. On the other hand full employment fully returned with WW2.

Some facts! Wales is a country in Southwest Great Britain which is known for its rugged coastline, mountains, national parks, distinctive Welsh language and celtic culture. Mount Everest was named after Welshmen Sir George Everst. Only 21 percent of the population can speak Welsh! The congi is from Wales. Hello is Helo in Welsh. The British Royal family use Welsh gold for wedding rings@!

More facts! St. Patrick, our patron saint was actually Welsh! A resident of Banwen! He was apparently taken to Ireland as a slave! In Wales you drive on the left! Capital: Cardiff Population in 2016: 3113200 Calling code: 0044 National Day: 1st March St. Davids day Currency: Sterling pounds

We love facts Wales has more castles per square mile than any other European country, with CAERPHILLY being the largest in Europe. Roald Dahl was born in Cardill in 1916! The first boundary between England and Wales came in 784 AD with the creation of Offas Dyke by King Offa.

We hope you enjoyed our Project!