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  1. worldhistory.org

    The name Eire is also thought to derive from the Erainn (whose name derives from the same root), the chief tribe of the region of Munster in the south-west mentioned in the Greek historian Ptolemy's Geography (2nd century CE). The Erainn were also called the Iverni by Ptolemy, which would give later Romans their name for Ireland: Hibernia. Ireland is the third largest European island (after ...
    • Ancient Ireland Timeline

      Definition. Ireland is an island country located in the North Atlantic, bounded by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St. George's Channel. It is known as Eire in the Gaelic language, which comes from the old Irish Eriu, the name of a daughter of the mother goddess Ernmas of the Tuatha De Danaan, the mystical pre-Celtic race of Ireland.. More about: Ancient Ireland

  2. en.wikipedia.org

    True-colour satellite image of Ireland. Hibernia (Latin: [(h)ɪˈbɛr.n̪i.a]) is the Classical Latin name for Ireland.The name Hibernia was taken from Greek geographical accounts. During his exploration of northwest Europe (c. 320 BC), Pytheas of Massalia called the island Iérnē (written Ἰέρνη). [citation needed] In his book Geographia (c. 150 AD), Claudius Ptolemaeus ("Ptolemy ...
  3. Ireland is called Hibernia due to its Latin name, which was derived from the Greek name "Ierne." The Romans referred to the island of Ireland as Hibernia because of its cold and distant reputation. ... The ancient Gaels from Ireland referred to Scotland by various names, including "Alba." This term was used by the Gaels to describe ...
  4. britannica.com

    Hibernia, in ancient geography, one of the names by which Ireland was known to Greek and Roman writers. Other names were Ierne, Iouernia and (H)iberio. All these are adaptations of a stem from which Erin and Eire are also derived. The island was known to the Romans through the reports of traders, so far at least as its coasts, but never became part of the Roman empire.
  5. What was Ireland's original name? Iberio, Ierne, Iouernia and Hibernia are some of the names by which Ireland was known to ancient Greek and Roman writers. What were the Irish originally called? The Irish have mainly been a Gaelic people throughout their recorded history. From the 9th century, small numbers of Vikings settled in Ireland, …
  6. louisvilleirish.com

    Meriam-Webster defines a Hibernian: (noun) of, relating to, or characteristic of Ireland or the Irish First Known Use: 1632. Hibernia as a national personification representing Ireland appeared in numerous illustrations and drawings, especially in the nineteenth century.. Origins: Hibernia is the Classical Latin name for the island of Ireland.The name Hibernia was taken from Greek geographical ...
  7. freepages.rootsweb.com

    By the ancient Irish it was called Feor Magh Eanagh, or "the Country of the Lakes," and Magh Uire, or "the Country of the Waters:" it was also called Ernai or Ernagh, and the inhabitants who lived around Logh Erne, Ernains and Erenochs. a name supposed to be derived from the Erdini. It was divided into two great portions, one called Targoll ...
  8. imperiumromanum.pl

    Ireland in ancient times was called by the Romans Hibernia (from the word hibernus - "winter"). The Romans certainly had commercial contact with the inhabitants of the island. The question arises: what did they know about "Green Island" and whether a Roman legionary appeared on the Irish coast?. Discovery of Ancient Ireland
  9. learnancientrome.com

    The ancient Romans called Ireland Hibernia. What did Julius Caesar say about Ireland? Julius Caesar, in his Commentarii de Bello Gallico, is the first to call the island Hibernia, and he correctly places it to the west of Britain. His description of the island as being about half the size of Britain is also accurate.
  10. worldhistory.org

    Definition. Ireland is an island country located in the North Atlantic, bounded by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St. George's Channel. It is known as Eire in the Gaelic language, which comes from the old Irish Eriu, the name of a daughter of the mother goddess Ernmas of the Tuatha De Danaan, the mystical pre-Celtic race of Ireland.. More about: Ancient Ireland
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    Hibernia

    Hibernia is the Classical Latin name for Ireland. The name Hibernia was taken from Greek geographical accounts. During his exploration of northwest Europe, Pytheas of Massalia called the island Iérnē. In his book Geographia, Claudius Ptolemaeus called the island Iouerníā. The Roman historian Tacitus, in his book Agricola, uses the name Hibernia. Ἰουερνία Iouerníā was a Greek rendering of the Q-Celtic nameĪweriū, from which eventually arose the Irish names Ériu and Éire. The name was altered in Latin as though it meant "land of winter", although the word for winter began with a long 'i'. Wikipedia

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