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‘Waltzing Matilda’ is Australia’s best known and much loved folk song, and the first verse is as follows: Once a jolly swagman* camped by a billabong,Under the shade of a coolibah tree,And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled,“You’ll come a-waltzing...
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Donetsk has become a city of one million people CREDIT: GETTY Chris Leadbeater, travel writer 15 JUNE 2017 • 3:35PMFollow For all the many differences between the cities of the world, the foundation tale of any great metropolis generally...
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Illustration by Angus McBride. POSTED BY: DATTATREYA MANDAL OCTOBER 18, 2016 Circa 5th century BC, the Greeks considered Celts (Keltoi) as one of the four great ‘barbarian’ people; with their independent realms extending all the way from the Iberian...
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Brittany – France’s Celtic fringe Everyone in France has heard of Asterix – and millions of people beyond France are familiar with Asterix the Gaul, his band of merry men, and their exploits against the Roman invader, as...
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From arctic birds to nicknames, the influence of Wales on the English language has been underestimated, says a Celtic Studies expert. Compilers of the new online version of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) say penguin, Taffy and cariad are examples of Welsh words...
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1. Portmeirion (Image: Creative commons/ Flickr/ ARG_Flickr) Go to Gwynedd and find the Mediterranean when you visit the Italianate village that is Portmeirion. Village (Image: © nagelestock.com / Alamy Stock Photo) With colourful facades, stunning views and a...
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