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:

    “The tragedy of Northern Ireland is that it is now a society in which the dead console the living.”
    —Jack Holland (b. 1947)

    “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)

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    —Elizabeth Bowen (1899–1973)