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).

OriginOld Norse ey →
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Meanings

proper noun
  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

  1. Old Norseey“island”
  2. EnglishIreland's Eye

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

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APA

Ireland's Eye. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ireland's%20Eye

MLA

“Ireland's Eye.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ireland's%20Eye. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ireland's Eye,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ireland's%20Eye.

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