Tiree

British

/ taɪˈriː /

noun

an island off the W coast of Scotland, in the Inner Hebrides. Pop: 770 (2001). Area: 78 sq km (30 sq miles)

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The UK premiere will be held at Glasgow's GFT ahead of more screenings, including at Sae Change Festival in Tiree.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2024

He was two years old when his dad and uncle took him out on a surf board in the sea at Tiree.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2023

"This year I'm going to be thrown in at the deep end," says the teenager from the Isle of Tiree.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2023

It came after Tiree Music Festival was cancelled on Thursday, just a day before it was due to begin, because of gale force winds.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2023

McGilp and his Seagull were not so often at the cove these last years, and yet McKinnon had a crack with him in Tiree, where he was buying a horse or two.

From The McBrides A Romance of Arran by Sillars, John

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