Are people aware that the republic of ireland is does not belong to any british isles?

Question

a few ppl have just said to me that isnt ireland part of british isles now i would have thought that ppl knew in this day and age that ireland has nothing to do with the uk? hence republic of ireland please tell me u knew that already

Answer 1

Ireland is indeed part of the British Isles, but because  the republic of Ireland does not come under British rule, we are still called by the general term 'British' which only applies to the name of the collection of Islands....

however  I'm sure there are people out there who think that London is the capital of Europe and that Europe is a country itself..so you can't blame people for ignorance, but the clue is in the name 'republic' hahahahaha

Answer 2

yes, only the northern part belongs to the britishers

Answer 3

It's surprising considering how much they do have their hands on, but yes, I knew.

Answer 4

They were on the radio today talking about this,the British Isles as a geographical region do include Ireland as a whole,it does not imply sovereignty though !

Great Britain, Ireland and several thousand smaller surrounding islands and islets form an archipelago off the northwest coast of continental Europe which is most commonly known as the British Isles. The term is rejected by some in Ireland—and at times avoided or replaced—in part because of the term's association with the modern British state.[1]

The archipelago contains two sovereign states: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.[2] The islands also include the Isle of Man, a United Kingdom crown dependency. Both states, but not the Isle of Man, are members of the European Union. Between 1801 and 1922, Great Britain and Ireland together formed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.[3] In 1922, 26 of the 32 counties of Ireland ceased to be a part of the United Kingdom and became the Republic of Ireland. The history of the islands tends to be considered on a national basis.

The islands encompass an area south to north from Pednathise Head to Out Stack, Shetland in the United Kingdom, and west to east from the Tearaght Island in the Republic of Ireland to Lowestoft Ness in the United Kingdom, containing more than 6,000 islands, amounting to a total land area of 315,134 km² (121,674 sq. miles). The islands are largely low lying and fertile, though with significant mountainous areas in Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and the north of England. The regional geology is complex, formed by the drifting together of separate regions and shaped by glaciation.

On its own, the dominant modern meaning of the adjective "British" is "of Great Britain or of the United Kingdom or its people", so the term "British Isles" is often mistakenly interpreted to imply that the Republic of Ireland is part of the United Kingdom. The Irish government's policy is to avoid the term and rarely uses it; the Irish media also rarely use it. 'British Isles' has also been used either not to include the island of Ireland at all in the definition, or else to include just Northern Ireland.

Answer 5

yes i knew this cos ive been to ireland a lot, northern ireland is british. and britain is 4 countrys. Scotland ,england, wales and northern ireland. i think a lot of yanks think britain is just england

Answer 6

yes..i am aware of it...it is same like that there is no country called West Indies in the world...

Answer 7

I knew this. After getting freed from UK, it has come a long way in development.

Answer 8

only northern ireland belongs to U.K.

Answer 9

I knew that even before I went there in July.

Answer 10

OK Hands up. History and Geography were never my best subjects. I suppose that's why when you see the weather forecast after the news here in Britain, they mostly only show weather symbols on Northern Ireland and not Eire.

Answer 11

i know, its terrible that they think of us as british!,

and if americans know that ireland is its own country, they jst call us drunk lee-pree-shuns (their pronounciation of leprechauns) we jst cant win!!!

Answer 12

Yep know this - although due to the historical anomaly that is Northern Ireland that bit top right hand corner - is still termed or deemed to be part of the Brtitish Isles.  Clearly the agitation that has affected the country ever since the Brits claimed the whole thing didn't quite win over all people who lived there so there is the uncomfortable "truce" at the moment.  At some time people will look at a map and realise that the epublic of Ireland (with a bit cut out for its neighbour) isn't quite right and then Ireland can just be Republic of Ireland without the provisos...