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Aran Islands

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Ar·an Islands  (rn)
Three small islands of western Ireland at the entrance to Galway Bay. They are the site of many prehistoric and early Christian remains.
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.: 1000 (latest est.). Area: 46 sq. km (18 sq. miles)
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Noun1.Aran Islands - three small islands belonging to Ireland at the entrance to Galway Bay
Emerald Isle, Hibernia, Ireland - an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
Galway Bay - a bay of the North Atlantic on the west coast of Ireland


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This sense of dramatic disorientation was heightened further by flooding the floor of each alley with projected images of the roiling waters of a sea pool known as Poll na bPeist, The Worm's Hole, which lies at the foot of the cliffs of Inis Mor, the largest of the Aran Islands.
Dorothy Cross: Irish Museum of Modern Art by Mac Giolla Leith, Caoimhin / Artforum International
John Millington Synge, in his writings on the Aran Islands about 100 years ago, made the remark that the islanders were poor people, but in the whole course of their daily lives they didn't touch anything that wasn't beautiful.
Care for the earth is a local call by Jezreel, Jack / U.S. Catholic
And when Marcy and tour guide Sean make a long journey to the rugged and remote Aran Islands, ``The Matchmaker'' pulls out all the stops, using the spectacular windblown landscape to knockout effect.
IMPERFECT `MATCHMAKER' COURTING FANS OF GAROFALO by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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