Emerald Isle

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English

Proper noun

the Emerald Isle

A nickname for Ireland.
- 1795, William Drennan, Erin iii
  Nor one feeling of vengeance presume to defile
  
  The cause, or the men, of the Emerald Isle.

Synonyms

Green Isle

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