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Today is 26th June 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:

Plymouth, Montserrat

Plymouth was the capital of the island of Montserrat until it was overwhelmed by volcanic eruptions starting in the 1990s, and abandoned in advance of its final destruction by the volcano.

For centuries Plymouth had been the only port of entry to Montserrat, and the loss of the town has required a major reorganisation of infrastructure and life on the island. The town is now within the Exclusion Zone in which living and working is forbidden. (Read more)

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