Ireland (/ ˈ aɪər l ə n d / ⓘ, IRE-lənd; Irish: Éire [ˈeːɾʲə] ⓘ; Ulster-Scots: Airlann [ˈɑːrlən]) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe.It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel.Ireland is the second-largest island of the British Isles, the third-largest in Europe, and the twentieth ...