Why do some people still think that Ireland is part of the British Isles. We quit 83 yrs ago?
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From what I understand, "British Isles" refers to the geographic area. You may have it confused with Great Britain. I can't speak for the address verification folks.
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the british isles are in the north sea and consist of england , scotland, channel islands and wales. also known as great britain. On the map, looks like a tiny island not far from france.
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Because of Englands unpopularity in these parts, it's convenient not to educate. Very few of todays generation know of Englands crimes in Ireland, the theft of the crops from the land leaving the Irish people destitute. Bearing in mind that it was a very poor country to start with. The big famine relates to the theft of the potato crops and the starvation and deaths. Read the book, The Great Hunger if you want to know more.\nHave you seen the movie Braveheart with Mel Gibson, it gives you a glimpse of Scotland trying to break free from Englands grip, and there is so much more.......
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The majority of people in the six counties of Northern Ireland wanted to remain part of the United Kingdom and they still do, although a higher birth-rate among the minority Catholic population means they they will eventually become the majority and may then wish to become part of the Irish Republic.\n\nBy the way, "Ulster" is the part of Ireland that remained part of the UK rather than the part that became the Irish Free State, although I believe that Catholics insist that "Ulster" is more than the six counties.
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Yes, Brits, just get out of the country and leave the Irish to rule themselves.\n\nYou had to do it to my country India, and I am sure that you'll have to do it with Ireland too.\n\nst
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Great Britain is the Island on which the country of England is found, as well as Scotland and Wales.  These three countries, along with Ulster on the island of Ireland, are all part of the nation called The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, also known as the U.K. or the British Kingdom for short. The term "British Isles" refers to the islands of Great Britian and Ireland and all of the smaller islands surrounding these two.  Ireland is a separate country from the U.K.\n\nOkay, I think I've about exhausted this subject.
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Like any state or politics it is corrupt.  The Irish nation has a formidable 'old boy network', we have one too, but I have always felt that in general the Irish tend to look after each other more than the British, therefore it could also be a cultural thing.\n\nOf course the British have had their scandals too, the press in the UK are a good watchdog.  I have always held the impression that the Irish press are more weak is that respect - I am I wrong?\n\nAlso the republic like to rally against the injustices of the old colonial power - it looks as if the republic set up by De Valera and Collins has caught up with its nemisis.  But this would not look good to the romantic eyed Irish Americans now would it?\n\nI am not really suprised that it is like this Bertie has been PM forever, it seems like the same faces have been in Irish politics for decades now.  They do say...power corrupts and corrupts absolutley.  \n\nI think it is a general truth that the longer a government or people are in power the more corrupt they become due to their complacency of being in power - look at the tories in the 1980's or Labour now.
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The United Kingdom is a country that consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In fact, the official name of the country is "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland."\nGreat Britain is the name of the island northwest of France and east of Ireland that consists of three somewhat autonomous regions: England, Wales and Scotland.\n\nTherefore, England is part of Great Britain, which is part of the United Kingdom. The U.K. includes England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland are not countries but the United Kingdom is. The remaining portion of the island of Ireland (that which is not the U.K.'s Northern Ireland) is an independent country called the Republic of Ireland (Eire).
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Ireland is part of the European Union (EU), so I suppose it has an alliance with all 25 countries that make up this. \n\nIt doesn't have any enemies. It's not at war, or considering going to war with any country.
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When we flew over Ireland we could distinguish its borders by its verulant green shadings thus the emerald isle.  I have always loved the Irish and own a lots of Irish music.  I truely believe that in another life I was Irish and did you know that here in Israel we have the Irish Israeli Friendship Club to whitch I can proudly say I belong.  God save Ireland
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The United Kingdom is composed of Great Britain and Northern Island. \n\nGreat Britain is the island land mass that includes England, Scotland and Wales, all of which were once separate nations. England comprises the southern and middle part of the Island of Great Britain, with the exception of Wales in the southwest. The northern part of the island is comprised of Scotland.\n\nNorthern Island, is, well, the northern part of the island of Ireland and is part of the United Kingdom. The southern part is the Republic of Ireland.\n\nIt's called the United Kingdom because it is the union of the formerly separate kingdoms of England, Scotland, the principality of Wales and part of Ireland.  The crowns of England and Scotland were united following the death of Elizabeth I when her nephew King James of Scotland also became king of England. The crowns have been united ever since. Wales was conquered by England long before that and the English had exercised over lordship of Ireland off and on for centuries until the southern portion managed to break away and form its own country.\n\nContrary to some of the answers above, Britain's overseas territories (such as the Falklands and Bermuda) are not technically part of the land of Britain, though their people are British subjects. Those places are considered part of Britain's "territories and possessions"
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I don't think many people in the US realises that the UK is actually a real, seperate, you know country. They think we are   one of those cute litle places they saved from the Germans but that doesn't have as many castles.
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SOUTHERN IRELAND...THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND.\nEXCEPT NORTHERN IRELAND. THEY ARE CALLED THE POLICE.
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Ireland is free. Northern will not be "free" until the British Army leaves.
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To begin with, we don't have any common wealth "states" or "countries".  That would be England.  We do however have territories.  And yes, people in those territories do vote.
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Mostly D in Britain anyway.  The British Isles were almost entirely covered in trees.  Unfortunately they were chopped down by the anglo-saxons who took over after the Roman Empire withdrew from that part of the world.\n\nAsian countries were isolated until about two hundred years ago.  There is not much we know about asia from that time.  The Asia referred to on old texts was actually Asia-minor which is now known as turkey.  It was not until the 1400's that the western world had much contact with Asia (other than the middle east) and it was mostly western Asian countries such as India.
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The United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland are on excellent terms and have been for decades.  \n\nAs for peace in Northern Ireland, it is in the process of happening.  We have had both the Good Friday "Belfast" agreement and there is another round of talks going on right now.  Peace in Northern Ireland is occuring due to diplomacy of all the parties involved.  The Provisional IRA has disbanded and the main aggitators are Loyalist Paramilitaries and dissended republicans.\n\nIrish re-entry into the UK is and never will be considered nor will a commonwealth.  I found that deeply offensive as would many Irish people. Irish people are happy and love their independence from the crown and we have one of the most stable democracies on the planet.  \n\nIrish re-unification is honestly not on the cards for a very long time if ever.  Many Irish people do not what Northern Ireland and the Republic to unify as it would harm us in both economic terms, and many Irish dont want the trouble of the northern irish parties.\n\nBack to the issue of a commonwealth.  The UK and Republic of Ireland are in something similar, its called the EU.