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Today is 13th October 2026 .

Wikishire is where you may find the best of Britain and Ireland.

Wikishire is where you are; whether you are on the Shetland islands or the South Shetland Islands, or the places between, Wikishire is a growing guide on all you need to know about the British and Irish lands.

Tell the world what you love about your home. Each shire, from Kent to Kerry is here, with ever-growing detail; if your town or village is not in Wikishire, or if something important is missed out, then log on, then -

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To begin, you can peruse the list of counties of the UK or Republic of Ireland, or even go directly to a random page! To accompany the encyclopædia we also have an interactive map of the counties of the British Isles. We also have Resources for GIS including KML files and postcode lookup tools.

Today's featured image is:

Tory Island

Tory Island, liying in the Atlantic Ocean, nine miles off the north-west coast of County Donegal is the most remote inhabited island of Ireland. The island, of just 880 acres, is inhabited by a hundred and fifty hardy souls, whose native tongue is the Ulster dialect of Irish Gaelic, in which their island's name is Toraigh, which appearently derives from the words for 'Tower of the King'.

There are no flights to Tory, but a regular ferry to bring supplies and visitors (to whom the islanders will consent to speak English). (Read more)

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