Ireland

Ireland

Ireland (i/ˈaɪərlənd/, ; Irish: Éire ; Ulster-Scots: Airlann or Airlan) is an island to the north-west of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth. To its east is the larger island of Great Britain, from which it is separated by the Irish Sea.

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Famous quotes containing the word ireland:

    “Sport and death are the two great socializing factors in Ireland ...”
    —Elizabeth Bowen (1899–1973)

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    —V.S. (Victor Sawdon)

    “Out of Ireland have we come,
    Great hatred, little room
    Maimed us at the start.
    I carry from my mother’s womb
    A fanatic’s heart.”
    —William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)