The Aran Islands
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The Aran Islands lie off the west coast of Ireland. They are Inish Moor, Inish Maan, and Inish Heer.
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The islands are famous for three things. Their prehistoric culture, the many small fields with their protective stone walls, and Aran knitwear.
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The spoken languages of the islands are English and Gallic. Nowadays, the main industry is tourism. The Aran Islands are wonderful places to visit.
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Vocabulary
coast – Küste
Gallic – Gallish
Inish – Insel auf Gallish
knitwear – Strichwaren
languages - Sprachen
lie – liegen
nowadays – heutzutage
protective – schützend
stone walls – Steinmauern/Steinwällen
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