British Isles naming dispute often rejected in the Republic of Ireland, because some claim its use implies a primacy of British identity over all the islands outside the United Kingdom, including the Irish state, the Crown dependencies of the Isle of Man and Channel Islands that was historically dominating and is currently inaccurate, since Ireland is neither Britain nor British. Many political bodies, including the Irish government, avoid describing Ireland as being part of the British Isles; Éamon de Valera corrected John Gunther when the journalist used the term during a private meeting in the mid-1930s. However, the term "British Isles" has been used
The Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles The Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles The Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles (Macrolepidoptera) by Bernard Skinner is a single volume identification guide to the macro-moths of Britain and Ireland published by Viking Books, often referred by moth recorders simply as "Skinner". The first edition (black dustjacket) was published in 1984, and a second, revised edition (pale green dustjacket) in 1998. The book became the standard guide to macro-moth identification used by moth recorders in the field in Britain, and the increased popularity of moth recording in Britain in the 1990s is often