A Vision of Ireland through Time | Map and description

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an Iland which in times past challenged the third place amongst all the Isle of the then known world. ...</p> <hr class="readMoreColumns2" /> <p>For thus, as touching Ilands, writeth the ancient Geographer: ... Of all Ilands, for greatnesse, the IndianTaprobane is prime and principall; next after it Britaine; and in a third degree, another British Iland, named Hibernia , that is, Ireland; and thereupon Ptolemee called it Little Britaine. This Isle by Orphaeus, Aristotle, and Claudian is named Ierna; by Juvenall and Mela Iuverna; by Diodorus Siculus Iris; ... by Eustathius Overnia and Bernia, by the native inhabitants Erin , by the Britans Yverdon , and of Englishmen Ireland.</p> </div> </blockquote> </i> </b> <br/> <p>Obviously, Ireland has changed considerably over the past two hundred years. However, at such general level, very little data can be presented. It is recommended that you search for more specific locations, or go to our pages for <a href="/place/20003">England</a>, <a href="/place/20005">Scotland</a> or <a href="/place/20004">Wales</a>.</p> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html> <head> <style type="text/css"> .boxFull { overflow: hidden; padding: 15px 10px 10px 10px; margin-top: 10px; } .tab {margin-bottom: 15px; } </style> </head> <body> <div class="boxFull"> <strong>How to reference this page:</strong> <br/><br/> <p>GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, A Vision of Ireland through Time | Map and description, <em>A Vision of Ireland through Time</em>.</p> <p>URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/20006</p> <p>Date accessed: 28th November 2024</p> </div> </body> </html> <hr/> <h3> <a href="not_found/IRELAND/place_page;jsessionid=862465F1BC08F5737A03ABD90409FB8D">Not where you were looking for?</a> </h3> <p> Click <a href="not_found/IRELAND/place_page;jsessionid=862465F1BC08F5737A03ABD90409FB8D">here</a> for more detailed advice on finding places within <i>A Vision of Ireland through Time</i>, and maybe some references to other places called "Ireland". </p> </div> </div> </div> <br class="clear" /> </div> <div id="footer" class="row"> <div class="rowInner"> <a href="https://www.jisc.ac.uk" id="footerLinkJ">JISC</a> <a href="https://www.port.ac.uk" id="footerLinkP">Portsmouth</a> <a href="#header" class="backToTop">Back to top</a> <ul> <li><a href="/about/credits">©2009-2024 University of Portsmouth and others</a></li> <li><a href="/about">About this site</a></li> <li><a href="/expertsearch">Expert search</a></li> <li><a href="https://headscape.co.uk">Web design by Headscape </a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </body> </html>

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A Vision of Ireland through Time | Map and description