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Episode 15

Episode 15 of 16

Angela MacLean visits the Somalian community of Cardiff, Wales, who began to establish themselves in the area at the end of the 19th century and Anne Lundon is in Belgium.

Air prògram ·¡Ã²°ù±è²¹ na seachdain-sa, tha Angela Nic'illeathain a tadhal air coimhearsnachd na Somalianich, steidhichte ann an Cardiff, anns a' Chuimrigh, a thòisich a seòladh dhan dùthaich seo aig deireadh na naoidheamh linn deug, ach aig a bheil ceangal air leth ris an duthaich às do dh'fhalbh iad, agus tha Anne Lundon anns a' Bheilg far a bheil crìochan na Beilg agus an Olaind a
ruith tro bhaile Baarle, agus fius tro thaighean agus tro thogalaichean gnìomhachais.

This week on ·¡Ã²°ù±è²¹, Angela MacLean visits the Somalian community of Cardiff, Wales, who began to establish themselves in the area at the end of the 19th century, but to this day have strong ties with their homeland, and Anne Lundon is in Belgium, where the borders of both Belgium and the Netherlands run through the township of Baarle, and even through homes and businesses.

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Coimhearsnachd na Somalianich ann an Cardiff

Coimhearsnachd na Somalianich ann an Cardiff

Bha Bagh Chardiff, neo Tiger Bay mar a b’fhearr a dh’aithnichear e, ainmeil.  Fìor thrang le às-mhalairt a’ghuail, bha e air leth tarraingeach dha seòladairean agus feadhainn eile a bha a’ sireadh obrach.   Sann an uairsin, san naoidheamh linn deug, a thòisich eachdraidh nan Somalianach sa bhaile.  Tha uidhir ann a-nis ‘s gur ann an Cardiff a tha a’choimhearsnachd as motha de Shomalianaich a rugadh ann am Breatainn.   Agus mar a tha Angela Nic’Illeathain ag aithris tha an ceangal ris an t-seann dùthaich fhathast gu math làidir.

The Somalian community of Cardiff

Cardiff Bay, or Tiger Bay as it was known, was famous.  Once bustling with ships exporting coal, it attracted sailors and other workers from all over the world.  It was then, in the nineteenth century, that Somalis first came to the city.  The community has grown to the extent that Cardiff now has the largest British born Somali population in the UK.  And as Angela MacLean reports many still feel a very strong sense of connection with their homeland.

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