Are you someone who says British instead of English/Welsh/Scottish?

@lorne13 Hmmm ... Ireland is considered among the British Isles, right? But obviously not part of Great Britain.

@sarabee1995 Britain is the landmass, so whilst Northern Ireland is considered a part of the United Kingdom, they aren't British.

@Fangirlsarah1996 Well correct. I wasn't talking about the Kingdom, but rather the geography. I realize that Great Britain is the largest of the British Isles and the main landmass. But is the island of Ireland (not the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland, but the actual island) part of the British Isles?

Okay, now I'm curious ... heads off to ask Google ...

@Fangirlsarah1996 [quote]"The British Isles are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-western coast of continental Europe that consist of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man and over six thousand smaller isles."
~ Wikipedia[/quote]


[center][big]The British Isles[/big][/center]

@Fangirlsarah1996 [quote]"The term "British Isles" is controversial in Ireland, where there are nationalist objections to its usage. The Government of Ireland does not officially recognize the term, and its embassy in London discourages its use. Britain and Ireland is used as an alternative description, and Atlantic Archipelago has also seen limited use in academia."
~ Wikipedia[/quote]

Okay, curiosity satisfied. 😁

@Fangirlsarah1996 I thought Northern Ireland was part of Britain legally but apparently not

@lorne13 Northern Ireland is in the UK yes, not Britain.

@lorne13 "Britain" is an island, more formally known as Great Britain, and is the largest of the 6,000 islands making up the British Isles. Northern Ireland is a six-county region on the island of Ireland, also part of the British Isles, and separate from the Republic of Ireland which occupies the rest of the island.

Together, Northern Ireland and Great Britain form the [b][i]"The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland."[/i][/b]

@Fangirlsarah1996 Exactly!