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Today is 20th January 2026 .
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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:

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Campsie's Lock on the Strabane Canal, Tyrone

Strabane Canal

The Strabane Canal is a short canal, just four miles long, in Tyrone, which in its day connected the market town of Strabane to the River Foyle and thence the port of Londonderry to the north. The canal opened in 1796, developed by the 1st Marquess of Abercorn to encourage industrial development in Strabane, within his estates, and it was designed to accommodate sea-going schooners, capable of carrying 300 tons of cargo. The canal closed in 1962, the Foyle having become unnavigable, though efforts are being made at restoration. (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.