hibernia

Noun
  1. An island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland (synset 108878165)
    domain member region:
    • battle of boyne, boyne - a battle in the War of the Grand Alliance in Ireland in 1690; William III defeated the deposed James II and so ended the Catholicism that had been reintroduced in England by the Stuarts
    • drogheda - in 1649 the place was captured by Oliver Cromwell, who massacred the Catholic inhabitants
    • water spaniel - any dog of two large curly-coated breeds used for hunting waterfowl
    • shillalah, shillelagh - a cudgel made of hardwood (usually oak or blackthorn)
    • patronym, patronymic - a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor)
    • irish, irish gaelic - the Celtic language of Ireland
    • keen - a funeral lament sung with loud wailing
    • ceilidh - an informal social gathering at which there is Scottish or Irish folk music and singing and folk dancing and story telling
    • barmbrack - a rich currant cake or bun
    • ben - a mountain or tall hill
    • ana - mother of the ancient Irish gods; sometimes identified with Danu
    • aengus, angus, angus og, oengus - Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women
    • boann - Celtic goddess; mother of Angus Og
    • brigit - Celtic goddess of fire and fertility and agriculture and household arts and wisdom; later associated with Saint Bridget
    • dagda - chief Celtic god of the Tuatha De Danann; father of Angus Og and Brigit
    • dana, danu - Celtic goddess who was the mother of the Tuatha De Danann; identified with the Welsh Don
    • fomor, fomorian - one of a group of Celtic sea demons sometimes associated with the hostile power of nature
    • gwydion - Celtic sky god; a magician; giver of arts and civilization
    • ler, lir - the sea personified; father of Manannan; corresponds to Welsh Llyr
    • lug, lugh - ancient Celtic god
    • manannan - Celtic god of the sea; son of Ler
    • morrigan, morrigu - Celtic war goddess
    • tuatha de, tuatha de danann - group of Celtic gods or demigods; ruled Ireland in the Golden Age
    • banshee, banshie - (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death
    • macushla - (an Irish term of address expressing affection) darling
    • o'toole, peter o'toole, peter seamus o'toole - British actor (born in Ireland in 1932)
    is an instance of: island - a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
    specific instances: erin - an early name of Ireland that is now used in poetry
    member holonym:
    has:
    • aran islands - three small islands belonging to Ireland at the entrance to Galway Bay
    • northern ireland - a division of the United Kingdom located on the northern part of the island of Ireland
    • eire, ireland, irish republic, republic of ireland - a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
    is a part of: british isles - Great Britain and Ireland and adjacent islands in the north Atlantic
    same as: emerald isle, ireland

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