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* '''Irishman''' | * '''Irishman''' | ||
| − | * '''inis''' (''Irish''): island, as opposed to [[cantonnatal| | + | * '''inis''' (''Irish''): island, as opposed to [[cantonnatal|continental]] |
| − | * '''Inishmaan:''' the middle of the three main Aran Islands in Galway Bay on the west coast of Ireland. John Millington Synge, | + | * '''Inishmaan:''' the middle of the three main Aran Islands in Galway Bay on the west coast of Ireland. John Millington Synge, the Irish playwright, spent his summers here and is said to have got inspiration for his plays ''The Playboy of the Western World'' and ''Riders to the Sea'' from stories he heard on the island. |
| + | [[Category: Geography of Ireland]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:06, 1 July 2013
- Irishman
- inis (Irish): island, as opposed to continental
- Inishmaan: the middle of the three main Aran Islands in Galway Bay on the west coast of Ireland. John Millington Synge, the Irish playwright, spent his summers here and is said to have got inspiration for his plays The Playboy of the Western World and Riders to the Sea from stories he heard on the island.
