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
Fauna of the Isles of Scilly in the order used by Harris and Yalden (2008) "Mammals of the British Isles Handbook") Fauna of the Isles of Scilly The Isles of Scilly is an archipelago off Land's End, Cornwall. Little of the fauna on, above or in the seas surrounding the isles was described prior to the 19th century, when birds and fish started to be described. Most records of other animals date from the 20th century onwards. There are few pre-19th century records for animals. William Borlase published "The Natural History of Cornwall" in 1758, commenting on the number of rabbits, and Jonathan Couch's "A Cornish