Ireland, West Virginia
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| Ireland | |
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 Ireland
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| Coordinates: 38°48′56″N 80°27′42″W / 38.81556°N 80.46167°WCoordinates: 38°48′56″N 80°27′42″W / 38.81556°N 80.46167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Lewis |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
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Ireland is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States. The community was named for Andrew Wilson, its first settler, who was from Ireland.[1]
Ireland West Virginia is also the American home of the sport of Irish Road Bowling.
[edit] References
- ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, West Virginia: The Place Name Press. p. 329.
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