On Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:55:17 +0100, Doctor John <joh### [at] homecom> wrote:

>
>England, Scotland, Wales and (arguably) Northern Ireland are part of 
>Great Britain and their inhabitants are British as well as having their 
>own native nationality (English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish)

My understanding is, Britain is that part of these Sceptred Isles that was under
Roman occupation. That is England and Wales. When Scotland joined the union
became known as Great Britain. When the Irish Free State got independence the
union became known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Nothern Ireland is sometimes known as Ulster but in fact, part of Ulster is in
Eire.
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Regards
     Stephen

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