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RootsChat is a free online genealogy forum for researching family history through collaboration. The countries include research in United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, USA and South Africa. It was launched by Trystan Davies and Sarah Davies on 31 December 2003. [1] 18 months after its launch its membership was 16,000 and it ...
A war of independence followed that ended with the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921, which partitioned Ireland between the Irish Free State, which gained dominion status within the British Empire, and a devolved administration in Northern Ireland, which remained part of the UK. In 1937, Ireland declared itself fully independent of the United Kingdom ...
This is a list of newsreaders and journalists currently employed by BBC Television and BBC Radio.. Presenters and journalists appear across BBC television, radio but also contribute to BBC Online.
The UK's official policy was to refer to Ireland as the "Republic of Ireland". Up to and including the year 1999, the Diplomatic List issued by the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office referred to the "Republic of Ireland", while the Irish Diplomatic List referred to "Great Britain". [2]
The Common Travel Area ( CTA; Irish: Comhlimistéar Taistil, Welsh: Ardal Deithio Gyffredin) [6] is an open borders area comprising the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. The British Overseas Territories are not included.
Thin Lizzy. 18 January. "Long Haired Lover from Liverpool". Little Jimmy Osmond. 25 January. 1 February. 8 February. 15 February. "Block Buster!"
British rule in Ireland built upon the 12th century Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland on behalf of the English king and eventually spanned several centuries that involved British control of parts, or entirety, of the island of Ireland. Most of Ireland gained independence from the United Kingdom following the Anglo-Irish War in the early 20th ...
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was a sovereign state in Northwestern Europe that was established by the union in 1801 of the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland. [4] The establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922 led to the remainder later being renamed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ...