Treasured Islands
Chatterton, John Brant![Treasured Islands](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/457/45717723/CHSBZCOP0345717723.jpg)
The British Isles including Ireland are a unique tapestry of islands off the Continental shelf of NW Europe. Though there are thousands of islands making up this archipelago, a modest 221 (excluding Great Britain and Ireland) are permanently inhabited, mostly in the Gaelic, Irish and Welsh or Celtic west.