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Thread #110559 Message #2970161
Posted By: GUEST
21-Aug-10 - 03:21 PM
Thread Name: Origin: Come On Eileen-Toora Loo Rye Aye
Subject: RE: Origin: Come On Eileen-Toora Loo Rye Aye
Just to correct an oft-held misunderstanding
'Great Britain' is the island on the right - Ireland is the one on the left
The 'United Kingdom' is Great Britain AND Northern Ireland (so even the 6 counties aren't part of 'Britain' but part of the UK (that also applies to the Isle of Man and Chanmnel Islands)