Ireland

Examples

• All

• Were you taking a last look at Ireland?

  S.O.S. Titanic (1980)

• This is on the lower right is the passage tomb at Newgrange up in Ireland near Dublin.

• And he came home to Ireland to his own people.

• We're doing Scotland, Ireland, Wales and of course England.

• In fact, she looked like a lot of women I know in both Ireland and the United States.

  Fiction book (2001)

• With no money of her own, she decided to return to Ireland with her seven-year-old son.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Something had been pulling him toward Ireland, toward Ardmore, for more than a year.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Other areas in the British Isles, including Ireland, witnessed deliberate burning of rural lands.

  Academic text (1999)

• The Vaxxed team toured 45 states in the USA, and visited Canada, Scotland, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.

  Vaxxed II: The People's Truth (2020)

• After traveling around Europe, we finally arrived in Ireland to explore its stunning landscapes.

Synonyms

H

Hibernia

vsIreland

• Archaic

1 9.9

An old name used in poems for the island of Ireland

is the neutral geographic name used in everyday and official contexts

E

Emerald Isle

vsIreland

• Literature

1 6.1

A poetic name for the island of Ireland covering both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland

is the neutral geographic name rather than a decorative phrase

Compounds

R

Republic of Ireland

2 3.1

An independent country that covers most of the island of Ireland

U

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

1 2.4

The official name of the country in northwest Europe made of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

B

bells of Ireland

8.4

A tall garden plant with green bell-shaped cups around small white flowers

C

Church of Ireland

4.9

A Christian church in Ireland that was once part of the Church of England but now runs itself

N

New Ireland

6.9

An island in Papua New Guinea with many different cultures and beaches

Surface Forms

Etymology