: MUIRTHEMNE: ...The formulaic and poetic language of the
: Irish cycles is admirably preserved in Lady Gregory's
: retelling of the stories Cuchulain of Muirthemne
: (1902)... (Cuchulain was an Irish hero. I presume that
: Muirthemne was a place in Ireland. Bungie seem to have
: used quite a lot of Irish stuff).
: LLANCARFAN: Morgannwg, English GLAMORGAN, historic region
: and former county, southern Wales. The region, forming
: a quarter circle between the Taff and Neath rivers,
: consists of a northern, barren, upland moor,
: interspersed with narrow river valleys and a southern
: section, comprising an undulating plain known as the
: Vale of Glamorgan and extending into the Gower
: Peninsula (coming to this). The earliest traces of
: people within the region are human remains from the
: Paleolithic Period that were discovered in the caves
: on the southern coast of the Gower Peninsula. At the
: time of the Roman invasion the area was inhabited by
: the Silures, whose conquest by the Romans began about
: AD 75. The Romans later built roads throughout the
: region to link their military forts. Important centres
: of Celtic Christianity in the region in the 6th
: century include Llandaff, associated with St.
: Dubricius of Dyfrig and St. Teilo, and the great
: monastic settlements of Llancarfan, Llandough, and
: Llantwit Major.
: GOWER: Gower is mainly a plateau 150-450 feet (45-140 m)
: in height, into which many short streams have incised
: narrow, steep-sided valleys. Above the rolling plateau
: surfaces are some ridges, such as that from Penclawdd
: to Swansea, across the neck of the peninsula, and the
: Cefn Bryn ridge in the west.
: ...
: Today the Gower is an agricultural area, with dairying
: and, in places, market gardening. In 1956 it was
: officially designated an area of outstanding natural
: beauty, and tourism has become increasingly important
: (Hmmm! In Myth, Gower is a 'dodgy' area that doesn't
: sound a particularly nice place to go). The eastern
: section has become part of the Swansea metropolitan
: area. Pop. (1973 est.) Gower rural district, 17,220
: GHOL: ...Ghol, a dried fish product used in making
: isinglass, is exported to Europe...
