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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The names Ireland and Éire derive from Old Irish Ériu, a goddess in Irish mythology first recorded in the ninth century. The etymology of Ériu is disputed but may derive from the Proto-Indo-European root *h2uer, referring to flowing water. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland Ireland wiki]</ref> | The names Ireland and Éire derive from Old Irish Ériu, a goddess in Irish mythology first recorded in the ninth century. The etymology of Ériu is disputed but may derive from the Proto-Indo-European root *h2uer, referring to flowing water. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland Ireland wiki]</ref> | ||
==Doggerland== | |||
[[File:Doggerland3er en.png|thumb|A map showing the hypothetical extent of Doggerland from now back to the Weichselian glaciation <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doggerland#/media/File:Doggerland3er_en.png]</ref>]] | |||
Doggerland was an area of land, now submerged beneath the [[North Sea]], that connected Britain to continental Europe. Ancient Doggerland included the parts of the coastline of modern-day France, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, [[Ireland]], and the [[United Kingdom]]. | |||
==Emerald Crystal Heart of Éire== | ==Emerald Crystal Heart of Éire== | ||