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The national animals of the island of Guernsey are the donkey and the Guernsey cow.The traditional explanation for the donkey (âne in French and Guernésiais) is the steepness of St Peter Port streets that necessitated beasts of burden for transport (in contrast to the flat terrain of the rival capital of Saint Helier in Jersey), although it is also used in reference to Guernsey inhabitants ...
Guernsey has experienced a complex geological evolution (especially the rocks of the southern complex) with multiple phases of intrusion and deformation recognisable. [citation needed] Guernsey is composed of nine main rock types; two of these are granites and the rest gneiss. [56]
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Channel Islands cuisine is the cooking styles, traditions and recipes of the Crown dependencies of the Channel Islands, namely the Bailiwicks of Guernsey and of Jersey. Among the islands' specialities are locally-caught seafood, rich Channel Island milk, Guernsey Bean Jar, and Jersey cabbage loaf.
La Gran'mère du Chimquière, the Grandmother of Chimquiere, the statue menhir at the gate of Saint Martin's church is an important prehistoric monument. Around 6000 BC, the rising sea created the English Channel and separated the Norman promontories that became the bailiwicks of Guernsey and Jersey from continental Europe. [1]
Robert Farnon (1917–2005), conductor and composer; lived in Guernsey for 40 years; Derrick Bailey (1918–2009), founder of Aurigny Airlines; Desmond Bagley (1923–1983), best-selling writer of thriller novels; lived in Guernsey 1976–1983 [36] Ronnie Ronalde (1923–2015), siffleur, lived in Guernsey from the 1960s to the 1980s
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The previous flag of Guernsey was the St George's Cross, which Guernsey was permitted to use in 1936 for its state flag. However, there is evidence to suggest the existence of an even earlier Guernsey flag, used in the mid-19th century. This was a St George's cross on a blue-and-white chequered field, with the Union Flag in canton. Further ...