Aran Islands

American  

[ar-uhn] / ˈær ən /

plural noun

1. a group of three islands off the W central coast of Ireland. About 18 sq. mi. (47 sq. km).

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Aran Islands British  

plural noun

1. 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)

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Example Sentences

He spotted a body face down with arms extended in the water between Doolin and the Aran Islands shortly after 10:00 on 28 July.

From BBC

“The Banshees of Inisherin” is likewise set in a specific locale: the Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland.

From Seattle Times

Army helicopters have also been deployed to drop vaccines to the Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland.

From Reuters

Six miles off Ireland’s west coast, the rugged Aran Islands are known for the cream-colored hard-wearing, heavy wool, cable-patterned style of knitwear named for them.

From Washington Post

She traveled to the Aran Islands, off the western coast of Ireland, in the course of composing “Riders to the Sea,” an opera based on an early 20th-century play by the Irish dramatist J.M.

From Washington Post