Nov 3, 2010
A chart showing the different territories in the British Isles
Growing up, I just called everything over there “England.”
Now I know better, but not much better, so this is helpful information.
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So now you know where your Northern Irish readers are!
Thank you for posting this. We Scots don’t really like being thought of as “English”. Awa fae noo! Cheers!
Ironically, the people living in Northern Ireland sometimes refer to the Republic of Ireland as “the south”. Ironic, because there are parts of “the south” which are more northerly than Northern Ireland! As you would have to say – that sounds a bit Irish!
What’s Cornwall doing coloured in as part of England? There’s a good historical case for it being as separate from England as Wales (both are part of the Kingdom of England).
And historic Monmouthshire is ‘disputed territory’ between Wales and England, which isn’t shown here.
Tssk…
Look and see how the flag of the UK, the Union Jack, is an amalgam of the flags of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
http://www1.gdufs.edu.cn/jwc/bestcourse/kecheng/38/whnewbk/images/br_unionjack.gif
Being pedantic – it’s only the Union Jack if flown from a ship. Otherwise it’s the Union Flag…
but no wales :.(
ENGLAND PREVAILS!!!
(sorry, had to say that.)
The chart does not tell me where the McRib is from and thus is of absolutely no value to me.
My husband is from N. Ireland so over the past 10 years I have received QUITE the education on this very matter!! :)
My wife had the privilege of marrying someone from Norn Ireland as well! I’m sure you agree they make men great over there!!!! I think its impossible to explain Norn Ireland in 22 words or less!
Ah but what a privilege she missed in not living here!
Funny memory from our wedding reception:
We had our wedding in Moira, Co. Down. In attendance was my family from the US, my husband’s family from N. Ireland, and his work collegues from Scotland. For my husband’s speech he gave everyone a chuckle when he welcomed everyone by saying, “I know many of you don’t know each other tonight, but if you think about it we’re more connected than we think. Most every Irishman thinks he’s from Scotland and most Americans think they’re Irish.”
Tell me one thing Alistair. Do you also say, “The trash needs out.” or “The grass needs cut.” It drives me crazy when my husband leaves out the “to be”. He swears its perfectly acceptable in N. Ireland.
Of course its perfectly acceptable to leave out the ‘to be’, but then again ‘my’ is pronounced ‘ma’ but that also could be your mum or mom in American terms…..!!!!
Funny thing is that I lived about ten minutes from Moira in Donaghcloney…… actually still have a house there that I’m trying to sell….
I like your husbands comment, about Scots and Americans…. everyone I talk to over here is from Ireland!!
And I’m originally from ten minutes from Moira too – Dromore, in my case! Although I haven’t travelled as far from home as you guys…
Cymru am byth!
no wonder i was totally bemused! thanks! scotland? yeah! its MUY ISLAND
wow. i learned something i should have learned 20 years ago in grade school. thanks for posting!!
After looking at this I must say that I will continue to call it all England. I don’t want to seem pretentious by dropping all this knowledge on my friends and family.
How absurd that one tiny little part of the world needs 12 different geo-political groupings! And the people from there think we Americans are nutters?!
I Love this!!! – i’m a Brit and it has irritated me for a long while people confusing England with the UK, and I’m not even Scottish, Welsh, Northern Irish, Irish or Manx.
(just to add a bit more complexity the Republic of Ireland is also called Eire)
:)