Ireland
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John, 1838–1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minnesota, 1888–1918.
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Latin Hibernia. Also called Emerald Isle. a large western island of the British Isles, comprising Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. 32,375 sq. mi. (83,850 sq. km).
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Irish Eire. Eire. Formerly Irish Free State. Republic of Ireland. a republic occupying most of the island of Ireland. 27,137 sq. mi. (70,285 sq. km). Dublin.
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Heraldry. a coat of arms blazoned as follows: Azure, a harp or stringed argent.
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Latin name: Hibernia. an island off NW Europe: part of the British Isles, separated from Britain by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel; contains large areas of peat bog, with mountains that rise over 900 m (3000 ft) in the southwest and several large lakes. It was conquered by England in the 16th and early 17th centuries and ruled as a dependency until 1801, when it was united with Great Britain until its division in 1921 into the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland
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a republic in NW Europe occupying most of Ireland: established as the Irish Free State (a British dominion) in 1921 and declared a republic in 1949; joined the European Community (now the European Union) in 1973. Official languages: Irish (Gaelic) and English. Currency: euro. Capital: Dublin. Pop: 4 775 982 (2013 est). Area: 70 285 sq km (27 137 sq miles)
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John ( Nicholson ). 1879–1962, English composer, esp of songs
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Island in the Atlantic Ocean separated from Great Britain by the Irish Sea. It is divided into Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
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It is called the “Emerald Isle” because of its lush green countryside.
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- Irelander noun
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The 36-year-old from Holywood, Northern Ireland, had gone 11 years between major championships and joined Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods as the only playerswith a career grand slam.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
Her father was Anglo-Irish aristocrat Baron Ashbourne, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, the country's highest legal office at the time.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
Handler says she jumped at the chance to return to L.A. even though she would be beginning her first season of her first music director job at the Ulster Orchestra in Ireland.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
Finally landing the Masters last year, becoming only the sixth man to complete the career Grand Slam, provides an intrinsic value which the 36-year-old from Northern Ireland has long been searching for.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
England had already conquered Wales and Scotland, but before its assault on Ireland it had never attempted to replace such a large Indigenous population with settlers.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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