Can I perhaps offer another view of Ron's perfectly accurate description of the British Isles?
The British Isles are a geographical group of islands consisting of two sovereign nations, The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (U.K.) and The Republic of Ireland (Great) Britain is the largest island, and contains the United Kingdom (countries) of England, Scotland and Wales. The island of Ireland is mostly the Republic of Ireland, but Northern Ireland, at its north eastern corner, is part of the UK. The countries in the U.K. behave pretty much like states in the US, with increasing amounts of devolution to their assemblies, The Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands (Jersey, Guernsey, Sark etc) are largely self governing, and not part of the E.U., nor of the U.K. Warm regards :-) Alastair Lack Salisbury, England Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
