Islands of the North Atlantic

English Etymology Suggested in 1980 by MP John Biggs-Davison as the name for what ultimately became the British-Irish Council, subsequently adopted as a replacement for the contested term en British Isles. A contrived acronym suggesting en Iona, an island with cultural ties to both Britain and Ireland. Proper noun Islands of the North Atlantic p en rare Great Britain, Ireland and surrounding smaller islands; the British and Irish Isles. en 1982 World Faiths Insight All of us in the islands of the North Atlantic should recognise new alignments are necessary and "we should be prepared to sacrifice for the new shared future". en 2002 David J. Baker; Willy Maley British Identities and English Renaissance Literature Cambridge University Press 9780521782005 153 As the Islands of the North Atlantic were mapped and remapped in the early modern period, as maps were decorated and redecorated, the bodies of Britain's and Ireland's heterogeneous inhabitants were fashioned and refashioned... en 2006 Roger Broad Conscription in Britain, 1939-1964: The Militarisation of a Generation Taylor & Francis 9780714657011 215 The continuing presence of Irish volunteers in the British armed forces — and, for over 20 years, as conscripts - serves to underline how relations within 'IONA' - the 'Islands of the North Atlantic' - remain more complex than constitutional niceties appear to dictate. en islands North Atlantic Synonyms Anglo-Celtic Isles British Isles British and Irish Isles these islands en Islands