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Ireland's Eye

Ireland's Eye proper noun: a small island in the Irish Sea north of Howth, County Dublin, Ireland, long uninhabited but visited by day trippers (Irish grid ref O2841).

Proper noun

Ireland's Eye

  1. A small island in the Irish Sea north of Howth, County Dublin, Ireland, long uninhabited but visited by day trippers (Irish grid ref O2841).
  2. A ghost town on an island of the same name near Random Island, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Origin of Ireland's Eye

"Eye" is from Old Norse ey (“island”).

Questions about Ireland's Eye

What does Ireland's Eye mean?
Ireland's Eye means a small island in the Irish Sea north of Howth, County Dublin, Ireland, long uninhabited but visited by day trippers (Irish grid ref O2841).
What part of speech is Ireland's Eye?
Ireland's Eye is a proper noun.

Words near Ireland's Eye in the dictionary

  1. Ireima
  2. Irel.
  3. Irelan
  4. Ireland
  5. Ireland Wood
  6. Ireland's Eye
  7. Irelander
  8. Irelanders
  9. Irelands
  10. Irelans
  11. ireless

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