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• Argyll
  ...e ''Arregathel'' means margin of the Scots or Irish, because all Scots and Irish are generally called ''Gattheli'' (i.e. Gaels), from their ancient warleade ...hopric with its cathedral at [[Lismore]]. Until 1222, Argyll had formed an independent Celtic princedom; but in that year it was reduced by Alexander II, the Scot
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• Brecknockshire
  '''Brycheiniog''' was a small, independent petty kingdom in the Early Middle Ages, approximating to today's Brecknocks ...om of Garth Madrun in the mid-5th century. Brychan was a son of Anlach, an Irish settler who had peacefully taken control of the area by marrying Marchel, t
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• Blackpool
  ...[[River Ribble|Ribble]] and [[River Wyre|Wyre]] estuaries, washed by the [[Irish Sea]]. Blackpool is the heart of the long pleasure coast of Lancashire, an ...pen Dyke) that ran over a peat bog, discharging discoloured water into the Irish Sea, which formed a black pool. Another explanation is that the local dial
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• Orkney
  The old Irish Gaelic name for the islands was ''Insi Orc'' (which may be translated "isla ...larity. An influx of Scottish entrepreneurs helped to create a diverse and independent community that included farmers, fishermen and merchants that called themse
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• Pembrokeshire
  ...4, ''foundations of'' pgs 17,19</ref> By the late Roman Empire period, an Irish tribe known as the ‘’Déisi’’ settled in the region between 350 and ...from them the region was known as ‘’Dyfed’’. Dyfed existed as an independent kingdom until its heiress, Elen, married Hywel the Good in 904.<ref name="F
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• County Offaly
  |irish=Contae Uíbh Fhailí ...stian monastic site at [[Clonmacnoise]] along with ancient examples of the Irish High cross such as the 'Cross of the Scriptures', the round tower and visit
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• County Wexford
  |irish=Contae Loch Garman ...ig, whose capital was at Ferns.<ref>''Furlong'', p. 18.</ref><ref>Byrne, ''Irish Kings and High Kings'', pp 130–164.</ref> The population of the county is
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• Terminology of the British Isles
  ...lled "the Republic of Ireland" or simply "the Republic". Periodically, its Irish-language name, ''Éire'', will be used in an English-language context to di ...gby union players from both Ireland and Great Britain play for British and Irish Lions representing the four "Home Unions" of England, Ireland, Scotland and
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• Newry
  ...e=7 April 2010}}</ref> The see-sawing of values between the pound and the Irish currency have affected commerce in Newry. Since the beginning of the globa ...of Ireland claiming that such cross-border shopping is "unpatriotic".<ref>Irish Times, 9 December 2008, op cit</ref>
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• Chepstow
  ...edbury, Glos., near the east bank of the Wye and runs all the way to the [[Irish Sea]] at Prestatyn in [[Flintshire]]. This was built in the 8th century as ...nt to its strategic importance. At the time, the kingdoms in the area were independent of the English crown and the castle in Chepstow provided a way to deter the
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• Manchester
  ...k which flows below the site of the fort. ''Mam'' means "female breast" in Irish Gaelic and "mother" in Welsh.<ref>The Antiquaries Journal (ISSN 0003-5815) ...e largest in the United Kingdom|accessdate=2007-06-28|publisher=Manchester Irish Festival Website|year=2007}}</ref> There is also a well-established Chinato
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• St David's
  ...just the seat of a bishop but of an archbishop with authority over Wales, independent of Canterbury. He took his appeal on the point to Rome but was rejected. ...erous reefs and formations off the coast together with the unpredictable [[Irish Sea]] conditions.
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• Omagh
  ...sury. The park is an open-air museum that explores the journey made by the Irish (specifically those from Ulster) to America during the 1800s. The park is f **Independent Methodist Church
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• Inverness
  ...ern chieftains were summoned, of whom three were executed for asserting an independent sovereignty. Clan Munro defeated Clan Mackintosh in 1454 at the Battle of C ...The Inverness Formula composed at this meeting was the basis of the Anglo-Irish Treaty.
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• St Ives, Cornwall
  The origin of St Ives is attributed in legend to the arrival of the Irish Saint Ia (St Ia of Cornwall), in the 5th century. The parish church in St I ...ainter| publisher = The Independent | date = 2004-07-23 | url = http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/maurice-sumray-550144.html | accessdate = 2009-08-30}
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• Dingle
  |irish= an Daingean / Daingean Uí Chúis ...t]] region, the majority of the population in and around the town speaking Irish.
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• Edinburgh
  ...n the English-speaking world. It consists of a collection of official and independent festivals held over about four weeks from early August. The number of visit ...even though they do not adjoin the main peripheral ring. Examples of these independent wedges of green belt include Holyrood Park and Corstorphine Hill.<ref name=
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• Corby
  *Independent: ...the country including many workers from the depressed West of Scotland and Irish labourers. The first steel was produced in October 1935 and for decades aft
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• United Kingdom
  ...e [[Atlantic Ocean]], the [[North Sea]], the [[English Channel]] and the [[Irish Sea]]. Great Britain is linked to France by the Channel Tunnel. ...ernsey]] forming the [[Channel Islands]], and the [[Isle of Man]] in the [[Irish Sea]].
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• Dumfries
  ...n Phreas'' ("Ridge of the Thicket"), and if so this is presumably from the Irish ''Gall-Gaidel''. Others suggest that the name is a corruption of two words ...tream films. The Robert Burns Centre shows mainstream productions and also independent films.
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