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Today is 29th November 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 -

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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:

Ulster Canal

The Ulster Canal is a disused canal running through three counties, Armagh, Tyrone and Fermanagh, in the United Kingdom and one, Monaghan, in the Republic of Ireland.

The canal was built between 1825 and 1842, intended to link Lough Neagh with the Erne Basin and the River Shannon system. It was 46 miles long with 26 locks from the River Blackwater to the River Finn, southeast of Upper Lough Erne; it was though an ill-considered venture, with locks built narrower than the other waterways, preventing through trade, and an inadequate water supply. It finally closed in 1931. Plans to restore the canal as a leisure facility are in the air, and have been for many years. (Read more)

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