Southern Ireland
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The plane diverted to the coast of Southern Ireland, and witnesses say the pilot twice aborted landing while winds reached 80 mph.
From Fox News • Feb. 23, 2022
Ireland had been partitioned into two entities - Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland - when the Government of Ireland Act came into effect in May 1921.
From BBC • Dec. 6, 2021
The treaty had to be ratified by the UK Parliament and "a meeting of members of Parliament elected for constituencies in Southern Ireland since the passing of the Government of Ireland Act, 1920".
From BBC • Dec. 6, 2021
General Richard Mulcahy, Free State Minister of Defense, introduced a bill into the Dail Eireann authorizing compensation to men wounded in the three periods of fighting in Southern Ireland.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the victorious Danes overran all Southern Ireland, and the brothers Mahon and Brian found that they could not successfully face in open field the hosts of their invaders.
From Historic Boys Their Endeavours, Their Achievements, and Their Times by Brooks, Elbridge Streeter
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