Irish 🇮🇪 #geoweirdness, secrets strange and bold,
across the isle, an odd tale to be told.
Cork to Donegal,
we'll unveil it all -
in this thread, the story will unfold.
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Irish 🇮🇪 #geoweirdness, secrets strange and bold,
across the isle, an odd tale to be told.
Cork to Donegal,
we'll unveil it all -
in this thread, the story will unfold.
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OpenCage 👉🌍
in reply to OpenCage 👉🌍 • • •2. First of all, some clarification on terms: Ireland is an island in the north Atlantic.
The island is divided between the country Ireland 🇮🇪 (Éire in Irish, and
sometimes referred to as the "Republic of Ireland" or simply "the Republic") and Northern Ireland, a part of the United Kingdom 🇬🇧.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of…
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overview about the names of the Irish state
Contributors to Wikimedia projects (Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.)OpenCage 👉🌍
in reply to OpenCage 👉🌍 • • •3. Ireland 🇮🇪 is part of the EU 🇪🇺, and the land border and freedom of movement with the UK 🇬🇧 proved to be a tricky point to resolve in Brexit negotiations.
The "border" itself is 499km long with about 300 crossings, often entirely unmarked.
belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast…
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Border lines between UK and Ireland
Belfast LiveOpenCage 👉🌍
in reply to OpenCage 👉🌍 • • •4. One famous example of border oddness is "the Drummully Polyp", an Irish 🇮🇪 pene-exclave.
The only road access is via Northern Ireland 🇬🇧.
openstreetmap.org/?mlat=54.157…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drummull…
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electoral district in County Monaghan, Ireland
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