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Jul 28, 2017 3:21 PM
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MountainLionPhoto
Notice the Falkland are nowhere to be found
Galbot85
Right through Donegal to Dublin.
GuyJames
The paedoph isles
Kiore
We have a great Britain. Just great. The best Britain.
DooksandPooks
Scotland had a chance to become a new circle in the circles but decided that's just too many circles.
imaginedear
And the Common Wealth is....? I'm asking.
Majid00100
Poor Isle of Man. No one gives a shit about them.
Attaroo
Brexit rexit.
GrammarPoliceSergeant
I think of it as great Britain being with northern Ireland and Britain being without it
bane83
Incorrect though. United Kingdom with, Great / Britain without.
shortPlanetShaper
Donegal is in the Republic!! Get it right
GreatAlfredini
What is the name of the isle that contains England, Wales, and Scotland? Not Great Britain, that's the name of the political union.
sonicloop
Poor Shetland.
Rin007
Also Jersey and Guernsy.
shartsicle
They had the opportunity to join the UK and declined.
TatsMagee
Get your God damned UK circle out of Donegal you piece of shit...
Hatah
http://imgur.com/x8CKjm9
rocinanteismyhorse
https://youtu.be/rNu8XDBSn10
NobodyExpectsTheSpanishInquistion
The British Isles was a term made by the British to give them a claim of ownership over Ireland, and The Republic of Ireland, as well as /1
NobodyExpectsTheSpanishInquistion
most Irish people, do not recognize the term. How would the Brits like it if we called it the Irish Isles?
GlowstickJedi
Note that Ireland has been moved quite a bit in order to make the lines more regular: http://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.1145296,-1.3879277,6z
TheBlackWindHowls
So why is Ireland part of the British Isles if Ireland isn't part of Great Britain? Is it... Less Britain?
Tristansanity
Why is Canada part of North America if it's not part of the United States of America?
pyronoia
➊ British Isles isn't an officially recognized term,. Historically, "Britannia Minor" referred to the region of Brittany in France. ↓
pyronoia
➋ In the Middle Ages, Ireland was sometimes called "Scotia Major", & Scotland "Scotia Minor" since both were inhabited by Gaels/Scotti. ↓
pyronoia
❸ Finally in modern Irish, 'An Bhreatain Bheag' (The Little Britain) actually refers to Wales in contrast to 'An Bhreatain Mhór' which is GB
Roboholic
TIL England is part of GB is part of UK is part of British Isles
mrkwen
nortotron
How does the Isle of Man fit into the equation
dietderpsy
That's where the undead roam.
nortotron
*packs shotgun and anti zombie kit*
idroppedthescrewinthetunaaaaa
No no no no no just no. Inaccurate, culturally ignorant and colonial-era ancient
OnlyCommentNeverPost
just call it all london
NellyMr
Go to Derry and try that
gottahavemojo
S4qFBxkFFg
This diagram has lots of mistakes; do not use it for anything more important than internet arguments.
JeremyBeadlesStrongerHand
Well. Isle be British then.
ohlordylordy
Where's Ireland off to?
BoopBoopDEEDoop
Anyone want to fill me in on what happened ed with Southern Ireland? I only have an American public school education.
flungabunga
"Southern Ireland" is not a thing. It's called "Republic of Ireland". The southern part of the island of Ireland is along the shoreline .
FeelingLonelyFeelingFine
English conquest, Catholics, protestants, guy had an affair with a lady named kitty, world war, failed uprising, vote and split the country
Honami88
And no potatoes
robocopvsninja
1000yr history of Ireland in 10min https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCJMQgfHXNI
overworkeddad
As an American, I needed this. Clears up so much. Thanks OP!
Noteuropean
As an American, this teaches me the Scottish and Northern Irish need to act a little more like America in 1775
bojangle
Is wales a county or state or something?
darkvamps
It's a country
strumfooligan
Right?! All my life...
Zerreth
I've been searching for something. Something never comes, never leads to nothing...
saintedward
Nothing satisfies but I'm getting close, closer to the prize at the end of the rope...
Verbodentoegang
As a none American i also heeded this, since It points out nothing other then what it looks like.
TheDancingPenguin
Its inaccurate Dublin is within the United Kingdom line which is the capital of the Irish republic
TheDancingPenguin
And also most all of donegal one of the least British place in the Irish republic
BeardyGlasses
As a Brit I'll inform you it's not 100% accurate but well it'll have to do for now :3
Ragonkforceayahjondow
This clears up nothing. What are y'all doing over there??
Hatah
http://imgur.com/Z0BigGr
420dankassnug
England is my city!
ifyoureadthisyoumuglyasf
And if it weren't for team 10 then the us would be shitty
uglydumb
this is going to sound stupid but why is northern ireland not part of the republic of ireland?
arranrp
Because they don't want to be
Fardays
In 1921, the border was est. to accommodate the larger protestant community in N. Ireland who did not want to be part of the new state.
ILikedTheirOldStuffBetter
Cause England won't give it back.
LordFacepan
because they wanted to be, idiot. they could have left if they wanted to.
Sykopomp
Actually the people of N. Ireland were not given a choice, part of the deal Michael Collins signed with England was to exclude 6 of the 9
Sykopomp
Counties of Ulster
ukillmewell
You are correct and the English SHOULD give it back even if now northern Ireland is more little England than northern Ireland anymore.
DougForcett
I'm pretty sure people from Dublin are going to have a problem with this map...
Coosuill
Way to simplistic, it's not a nice curved line. There's a border there, it's not smooth, but the map is wrong essentially
ItsJustMeDave
There's serrated lines on the map and all, lazy wank stains
AnIrishDrunk
I'd complain, but I'd rather drink
Hatah
You'll fit in just fine...
SpartahWaffle
I'm from Louth and I have a problem with it
BlindBelladonna
Yay Louth!
bwchronos
I'm from Arizona and I have a problem with it.
ShamIdonteveneatrealfood
Im from Tyrone and I have problems with it
SuperCynic
British me bollix.
pyromaniac042
Study in Co. Kildare and I've got a problem with it????
sheeatsherpeasoneatatime
What the fook is this?!?
FlatPlutoSociety
Sorry, Dublin. You're in the UK now. The map says so, nothing we can do about it.
FuzzyX
Guinness belongs to the UK now. Celebrations!
flungabunga
I'm from Sydney and I have a problem with it; The Shetland and Channel Islands are missing.
DougForcett
Agreed. There's also a lot more ocean between Ireland and GB too. I think they manipulated to make the lines easier to read but it bugs me.
losCHUNK
Erm, I think it's closer but higher up ?, so that the bottom of Ireland lines up with the bottom of Wales.
Talligan
All 10 people living on those islands are upset
flungabunga
Or most likely, not on Imgur
artfullodger
Although Channel Islands aren't technically in the UK, right?
flungabunga
Yes that's correct but they are part of the British Isles which is where the sensitivity / insensitivity of this post lies
HolyLemons
Well Yeah, they're called the BBC.
ElPoloDiablo
Correct. They're crown dependencies, although this map includes Isle of Man, which is also a crown dependency.
nicholcm
Do we have some channel islanders on Imgur
CrazedDog
Yes. I live in Jersey
GondolinoPeddleSki
I just went there for a few days if that helps?!
Macpilgrim
Chilling on sark this summer.
IrishPokeball
Dubliner here.
ThisImgurShitIsHilarious
I hate your stinking guts, mapmaker