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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
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(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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