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Today is 9th August 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:

River Barrow

The River Barrow flows from County Laois to the Irish Sea at Waterford. At a hundred and twenty miles, it is the longest river in Ireland after the Shannon.

The source of the River Barrow is at Glenbarrow in the Slieve Bloom Mountains in County Laois. On its course the Barrow passes through such towns and villages as Portarlington, Monasterevin, Athy, Carlow, Bagenalstown, Graiguenamanagh, and New Ross. It river forms a natural border between parts of the counties of Kilkenny and Carlow and Kilkenny and Wexford. (Read more)

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