The story
- Old Norse · derived fromey“island”
- English todayIreland's Eye
"Eye" is from Old Norse ey (“island”).
Words from the same roots
Old Norseey all →
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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ireland's Eye
Today it 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). Full definition →
Old Norse ey