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Ireland|ˈaɪələnd| The name of a classical scholarship at Oxford University founded in 1825 by John Ireland, D.D. (1761–1842), of Oriel College, Dean of Westminster.
1861J. A. Symonds Let. 13 Mar. (1967) I. 282 We hope to secure the Ireland too this Term. If we do not, we shall be in a poor way. 1877O. Wilde Let. Mar. (1962) 32, I have been in for ‘the Ireland’ and of course lost it: on six weeks' reading I could not expect to get a prize for which men work two and three years. 1951M. Kennedy Lucy Carmichael ii. 80 He really is clever; he got the Ireland or the Hertford, I forget which, at Oxford. 1953E. Barker Age & Youth ii. iii. 317 A year later, when I tried my luck for the Ireland, the king of classical scholar⁓ships, I had less confidence. 1972Oxf. Univ. Cal. 1972–73 216 Dean Ireland's Scholarship... Value: {pstlg}120. Awarded annually in Michaelmas Term after an examination... The examination is the same as that for the Craven Scholarships and the person elected to the Ireland Scholarship is, if not already a Craven Scholar, elected to the first Craven Scholarship. |