The British Isles, or to be politically correct, Britain and Ireland, refers to 6,000+ islands off the northwest coast of continental Europe. The Isles comprise Great Britain, Ireland, Anglesey, the Isle of Man, the Hebrides, Orkney, Shetland, and the Channel Islands. Britain and Ireland include the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland), and the Republic of Ireland. The term ‘The British Islands’ refers to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the three Crown dependencies: What on earth is a bailiwick? Well, it is a territory or district administered by a bailiff. Emerald Isle is a poetic name for Ireland.
The British Isles, or to be politically correct, Britain and Ireland, refers to 6,000+ islands off the northwest coast of continental Europe.
The Isles comprise Great Britain, Ireland, Anglesey, the Isle of Man, the Hebrides, Orkney, Shetland, and the Channel Islands.
Britain and Ireland include the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland), and the Republic of Ireland.
The term ‘The British Islands’ refers to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the three Crown dependencies:
- the Bailiwick of Guernsey (including the jurisdictions of Alderney, Guernsey and Sark);
- the Bailiwick of Jersey;
- and the Isle of Man.
What on earth is a bailiwick? Well, it is a territory or district administered by a bailiff.
Emerald Isle is a poetic name for Ireland.