Quick question on area

[mayogodhelpus@gmail.com]

NI is 13,576 according to the Brits
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_compendia/UK2002/UK2002.pdf
While according to some other brits the area of the Irish part is
8,088
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_compendia/UK2002/UK2002.pdf

Which give 21,664

What'd you mean by that part??

Gnevin is right.  Sure you can't be British and Irish

My Passport says I'm Irish 

Does it say Northern before it! 

[ziggysego]

NI is 13,576 according to the Brits
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_compendia/UK2002/UK2002.pdf
While according to some other brits the area of the Irish part is
8,088
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_compendia/UK2002/UK2002.pdf

Which give 21,664

What'd you mean by that part??

Gnevin is right.  Sure you can't be British and Irish

My Passport says I'm Irish 

Does it say Northern before it! 

No 

[Chrisowc]

NI is 13,576 according to the Brits
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_compendia/UK2002/UK2002.pdf
While according to some other brits the area of the Irish part is
8,088
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_compendia/UK2002/UK2002.pdf

Which give 21,664

What'd you mean by that part??

Gnevin is right.  Sure you can't be British and Irish

My Passport says I'm Irish 

What, both of them?

I was being sarcastic.  A few posters here would have the 'you can't be British and Irish' view

[ziggysego]

NI is 13,576 according to the Brits
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_compendia/UK2002/UK2002.pdf
While according to some other brits the area of the Irish part is
8,088
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_compendia/UK2002/UK2002.pdf

Which give 21,664

What'd you mean by that part??

Gnevin is right.  Sure you can't be British and Irish

My Passport says I'm Irish 

What, both of them?

I was being sarcastic.  A few posters here would have the 'you can't be British and Irish' view

Don't worry sir, I know you were. I was too 

Still... I only have the one Passport 

[deiseach]

According to Wikipedia (i know - dubious)

The area of northern ireland is 13,843 km²
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_ireland


whereas the area of Ulster is 24,481 km²
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster


That suggests that Ulster is nearly twice as big as northern ireland. Who has fouled up?

'Nearly twice as big' doesn't tell the whole story. If we assume both figures are correct, NI's 13,843 km² represents 56.5% of the area of Ulster, leaving the remaining 43.5% in the Republic. Looking at a map and seeing how big Donegal is - I'd say it's as big as any two other counties combined - this doesn't seem unreasonable.

[mayogodhelpus@gmail.com]

NI is 13,576 according to the Brits
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_compendia/UK2002/UK2002.pdf
While according to some other brits the area of the Irish part is
8,088
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_compendia/UK2002/UK2002.pdf

Which give 21,664

What'd you mean by that part??

Gnevin is right.  Sure you can't be British and Irish

My Passport says I'm Irish 

Does it say Northern before it! 

No 

Sorry Ziggy, meant purely in jest. 

[ziggysego]

NI is 13,576 according to the Brits
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_compendia/UK2002/UK2002.pdf
While according to some other brits the area of the Irish part is
8,088
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_compendia/UK2002/UK2002.pdf

Which give 21,664

What'd you mean by that part??

Gnevin is right.  Sure you can't be British and Irish

My Passport says I'm Irish 

Does it say Northern before it! 

No 

Sorry Ziggy, meant purely in jest.

I know sir

[mayogodhelpus@gmail.com]

According to Wikipedia (i know - dubious)

The area of northern ireland is 13,843 km²
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_ireland


whereas the area of Ulster is 24,481 km²
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster


That suggests that Ulster is nearly twice as big as northern ireland. Who has fouled up?

'Nearly twice as big' doesn't tell the whole story. If we assume both figures are correct, NI's 13,843 km² represents 56.5% of the area of Ulster, leaving the remaining 43.5% in the Republic. Looking at a map and seeing how big Donegal is - I'd say it's as big as any two other counties combined - this doesn't seem unreasonable.

Just looked at Irelands 3'rd & 2'nd biggest counties Mayo 5,585 km² & Galway 6,148 km², with a combined total of 11,730 km² are not much smaller than the combined Northern Ireland.