Aran Islands

Ar·an Islands

A0435500 (ăr′ən) Three small islands of western Ireland at the entrance to Galway Bay. They are noted for their Iron Age ruins and for their distinctive knitware.

Aran Islands

pl n (Placename) a group of three islands in the Atlantic, off the W coast of the Republic of Ireland: Aranmore or Inishmore (the largest), Inishmaan, and Inisheer. Pop: 1280 (2002). Area: 46 sq km (18 sq miles)

Ar′an Is′lands

n.pl. a group of three islands off the W central coast of Ireland. ab. 18 sq. mi. (47 sq. km).

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Aran Islands - three small islands belonging to Ireland at the entrance to Galway BayEmerald Isle, Hibernia, Ireland - an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern IrelandGalway Bay - a bay of the North Atlantic on the west coast of Ireland

Aran Islands

(ăr`ən), 18 sq mi (47 sq km), Co. Galway, W Republic of Ireland, in Galway Bay. The three islands are Inishmore (the largest), Inisheer, and Inishmaan. The islands are barren; farming and fishing prevail economically, and the knitting of woolen sweaters is an important cottage industry. Gaelic is the everyday language of most islanders. Many early Christian and prehistoric remains are there, and the islands have become a tourist attraction.

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noun three small islands belonging to Ireland at the entrance to Galway Bay

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