1 Religion is a major difference: most Scots are Presbyterians; most Irish are Catholics. 2  The Catholic minority in Scotland is largely Irish in origin. 3  The Presbyterians of Northern Ireland are mostly Scottish in origin. The Catholic minority in Scotland is largely Irish in origin. 2  The Presbyterians of Northern Ireland are mostly Scottish in origin. 3  The reason there are so many Presbyterians in Scotland is because of the 1707 act of Union,The Cromwell Invasion, and forced conversion of Scottish Catholics by the covenanters.
Great Britain, also known as Britain /ËbrÉª.tÉn/ , is an island in the North Atlantic off the north-west coast of continental Europe. With an area of 209,331 km 2 (80,823 sq mi), it is the largest island in Europe and the ninth-largest in the world.he term Britain, as opposed to Great Britain, has been used to mean the United Kingdom formally, for example in official government yearbooks between 1975 and 2001. Since 2002, however, the yearbooks have only used the term United Kingdom.
9 there are several large cities on the island of great britain but the largest is london the capital of england and the united kingdom other large cities include birmingham bristol glasgow edinburgh leeds liverpool and manchester10 great britain s united kingdom has the third largest economy in europe satellite image of the british isles with great britain on the right east and ireland on the left west only northern ireland is part of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland