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Ireland — • Ireland lies in the Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain . . . Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ireland Ireland † … Catholic encyclopedia
IRELAND — IRELAND, island W. of Britain comprising the Republic of Ireland (Eire, 26 counties) and Northern Ireland or Ulster (part of the United Kingdom, six counties). The Annals of Inisfallen record that in 1079 five Jews (apparently a delegation to… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Ireland — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Andy Ireland (* 1930), US amerikanischer Politiker Clifford C. Ireland (1878–1930), US amerikanischer Politiker David Ireland (* 1927), australischer Schriftsteller Doug Ireland (* 1945), US amerikanischer … Deutsch Wikipedia
Ireland — [īr′lənd] [OE Īrland < Īra land: see IRISH] 1. island of the British Isles, west of Great Britain: 32,595 sq mi (84,421 sq km) 2. republic comprising the S provinces of this island & three counties of Ulster province: established as a republic … English World dictionary
Ireland [1] — Ireland (spr. Eierländ), 1) so v.w. Irland; 2) Insel der Bermudasgruppe, s.d.i.) … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Ireland [2] — Ireland (spr. Eierländ), 1) John, geb. in Shropshire, war Anfangs Uhrmacher, dann Kunsthändler in London u. st. 1808 (1809) in Birmingham;[55] er gab heraus: Malerische Reise durch Holland u. Belgien, Lond. 1789 f., 2 Bde.; Hendersons Biographie… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Ireland — (spr. airländ), John, römisch kath. Geistlicher, geb. 11. Sept. 1838 zu Burnchurch in Irland, wurde für den geistlichen Beruf in Saint Paul (Minnesota) und in Frankreich vorgebildet, 1861 zum Priester geweiht, 1875 Koadjutor des Bischofs von… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Ireland — 12c., Anglo Norman, with LAND (Cf. land) + native Eriu (see IRISH (Cf. Irish)) … Etymology dictionary
Ireland — This article is about the island. For the sovereign state of the same name, see Republic of Ireland. For the constituent country of the United Kingdom, see Northern Ireland. For other uses, see Ireland (disambiguation). Coordinates … Wikipedia
Ireland — Irelander, n. /uyeur leuhnd/, n. 1. John, 1838 1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888 1918. 2. Also called Emerald Isle. Latin, Hibernia. a large western island of the British … Universalium
Ireland — ‘The Irish Question’, first used in the latter part of the last century to refer to the long, difficult and often violent relationship between Ireland and Britain, has continued to be a permanent feature of British political and cultural life … Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture
