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Today is 2nd May 2024 .

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 - Add it and Edit 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.

Today's featured image is: The view from the head of the Rhondda Valley, Glamorgan Rhondda Valley The Rhondda Valley in Glamorgan is the valley of the River Rhondda cutting through the county's heart. It is a heavily urbanised valley, a former coal mining valley with about 60,000 inhabitants in its towns and villages, all pressed along the deep course of the valley. The Rhondda is most notable for its historical link to the coal mining industry which was at its peak between 1840-1925. Its has been marked by a strong nonconformist tradition manifested in baptist chapels and firm morality the 19th and early 20th centuries, and social ties expressed in the form of male voice choirs, sport and radical politics. (Read more)

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