[CORRECTION] British, English, Scottish, Irish!

[Geoff Bannister]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "Pippin" <1kf.lists at ...> wrote:

Pippin Fowler:
 
> This is my understanding:

> The complete official name of the United Kingdom is the United 
> Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The Republic of 
> Ireland is not included in the UK.
> 
> Great Britain is the island comprised of England, Scotland, and 
> Wales. Residents of Great Britain are British. Residents of the UK 
> (including Northern Ireland) are also known as British. Residents  
> of Ireland (Eire) today are not British, though historically 
> residents of 'The British Isles' (including all of Ireland) have 
> been called British. Ireland seceded from the UK in 1922.
> 
> Corrections? Additions? Subtractions?

Geoff:
Just for completeness, it is usual practice in the 
UK to refer to Ireland as either Northern Ireland 
(or Ulster) or the Irish Republic to easily distinguish 
between the two halves of the island of Ireland.