> Northern Ireland is not part of the british isles. My recollection is that the "British Isles" refers to the islands of [Great] Britain and Ireland (among ot

> Northern Ireland is not part of the british isles. My recollection is that the "British Isles" refers to the islands of [Great] Britain and Ireland (among other smaller ones), so that while Northern Island is not part of Great Britain, it is still part of the "British Isles."