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Today is 26th July 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:

Glendalough Monastery

Glendalough

Glendalough is a glacial valley in County Wicklow renowned for an Early Mediæval monastic settlement founded in the 6th century by St Kevin, known as Kevin of Glendalough. It is a fine spot, well named from the Irish Gleann Dá Loch, meaning 'Valley of two lakes'.

Here Kevin's monastery throve and won a reputation for scholarship – The Book of Glendalough was written here in about 1131 – until its destruction in 1398. The monastic buildings however remain impressive in the landscape. (Read more)

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