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 Today is 9th 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:

The River Bann in Coleraine, County Londonderry

River Bann

The River Bann is a river that flows through or borders four counties and, with a length of eighty miles, is the longest river in Northern Ireland.

The Upper Bann rises in the Mourne Mountains and discharges into Lough Neagh, and the Lower Bann issues from the lough, marking the border of County Antrim with County Londonderry, flowing due north to the sea as a broad, rich river. The two parts are accounted one river to give it its full length and both are a more beautiful and celebrated stream. (Read more)

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A wiki is a collaborative website with certain standard functions allowing easy editing of pages by anyone. At Wikishire, you may log on and start work right away.

Few things stay still for long, and here you can keep updating or improving the articles. A wiki is a constant work in progress.

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