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.
England is located in the southern part of the island of Great Britain, which is part of the country of the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom includes the administrative regions of England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.Each region varies in its level of autonomy, but they are all part of the United Kingdom.y Matt Rosenberg. While many people use the terms United Kingdom, Great Britain, and England interchangeably, there is a difference between them -- one is a country, the second is an island, and the third is a part of an island.