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Definition of Irish Sea

1. Noun. An arm of the North Atlantic between Great Britain and Ireland.

Definition of Irish Sea

1. Proper noun. A sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland; bordered to the north by the North Channel and to the south by St George's Channel and the Celtic Sea. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Irish Sea

Literary usage of Irish Sea

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the Statistical Society of London by Statistical Society (Great Britain) (1848)
"The Resources of the Irish Sea Fisheries. By RICHARD VALPY, Esq. [Read before the Statistical Section of the British Association at Oxford, 24th June, 1847. ..."

2. Report of the Annual Meeting (1896)
"The Marine Zoology, Botany, and Geology of the Irish Sea.—Fourth and Final Report of the Committee, consisting of Professor AC HADDON, Professor GB HOWES, ..."

3. John L. Stoddard's Lectures: Supplementary Volume[s]. by John Lawson Stoddard (1901)
"THE passage of the Irish Sea from Holyhead to Dublin no longer excites the horror that it once inspired. Four powerful, twin-screw steamers make the transit ..."

4. John L. Stoddard's Lectures by John Lawson Stoddard (1901)
"THE passage of the Irish Sea from Holyhead to Dublin no longer excites the horror that it once inspired. Four powerful, twin-screw steamers make the transit ..."

5. Journal of the Statistical Society of London by Statistical Society (Great Britain) (1848)
"The Resources of the Irish Sea Fisheries. By RICHARD VALPY, Esq. [Read before the Statistical Section of the British Association at Oxford, 24th June, 1847. ..."

6. Report of the Annual Meeting (1896)
"The Marine Zoology, Botany, and Geology of the Irish Sea.—Fourth and Final Report of the Committee, consisting of Professor AC HADDON, Professor GB HOWES, ..."

7. John L. Stoddard's Lectures: Supplementary Volume[s]. by John Lawson Stoddard (1901)
"THE passage of the Irish Sea from Holyhead to Dublin no longer excites the horror that it once inspired. Four powerful, twin-screw steamers make the transit ..."

8. John L. Stoddard's Lectures by John Lawson Stoddard (1901)
"THE passage of the Irish Sea from Holyhead to Dublin no longer excites the horror that it once inspired. Four powerful, twin-screw steamers make the transit ..."

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