place names n the british isles

[Foxy-Lady]

no number of letters given 1 peoples rock 2 husk 3 tree plugged 4 not my k many thanks

[JMR27]

4. York

[JMR27]

2. Hull

[JMR27]

1. Folkestone

[Bambiagain]

3. Cork?

[JMR27]

but Cork's in Eire

[scotman]

Eire is part of The British isles

[emu777]

eire.. the R.O.I!..is not in the british isles!

[scotman]

yes it is

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Isles

[Bambiagain]

I believe Eire is part of the British Isles, which comprise Great Britain and Ireland (not specifically Northern Ireland). The UK (which excludes Eire) was not specified.

[mightyWBA]

Where exactly is the Republic of Ireland then if it isn't in the British Isles?
Did they tow it away from Northern Ireland and moor it off the Azores?

[Calibax]

It most certainly is, although there is understandably some controversy applying the name British to the RoI.
Some prefer the terms Atlantic Archipelago or Anglo-Celtic Isles

[emu777]

hmm..your link also says the term is controversial and the Irish government don't use it...I'm Irish ;)

[mightyWBA]

That's fair enough emu but it isn't controversial here in the UK.
Each to their own :-)

[emu777]

I'm not trying to be political..it's just as an Irish person it's not a term we use so I thought it was wrong. Scotman is right...geographically lol!

[Bambiagain]

Didn't mean to start a disagreement! And I'm not even certain whether the answer is correct, but it seemed to fit the bill.

[emu777]

cork sounds right :)

[scotman]

This other article and maps at the section titled 'at a glance' is quite informative

http://en.wikipedia.o..._of_the_British_Isles