Apple Isle

English Etymology From en apple + en isle. Avalon Translation of en la Insula Pomorum Island of Apples, Geoffrey of Monmouth's alternative name for Insula Avallonis. Tasmania A reference to Tasmania's former status as an important apple grower and exporter. Possibly influenced by a supposed resemblance of the map of Tasmania to the shape of an apple. Pronunciation en EN-AU ck1 Apple Isle.ogg AU Proper noun en proper noun the Apple Isle en mythology Avalon. en 2002 Sheena Morgan The Real Halloween: Ritual and Magic for the New Millennium 67 http://books.google.com/books?id=ohagbu8Jt2MC&q=%22Apple+Isle%22+-intitle:%22%22&dq=%22Apple+Isle%22+-intitle:%22%22&hl=en&ei=sc6jTpnUFI-fmQXByNmfCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDkQ6AEwAzhu The journey involved a quest for the mysterious Avalon, the Apple Isle — home of immortality and hidden wisdom. en 2004 Eithne Massey Legendary Ireland: A Journey through Celtic Places and Myths 139 http://books.google.com/books?id=z5gSAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Apple+Isle%22+-intitle:%22%22&dq=%22Apple+Isle%22+-intitle:%22%22&hl=en&ei=guCjTr3UMbGNmQWAupigCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDwQ6AEwBDiiAg He is equally at home over and under the waves, bringing some chosen ones, like Connla and Bran and the great King Cormac, to visit him in the Apple Isle, the Land of Promise. en 2010 Jhenah Telyndru Avalon Within: A Sacred Journey of Myth, Mystery, and Inner Wisdom 5 http://books.google.com/books?id=XSnDq54aqwoC&pg=PA5&dq=%22Apple+Isle%22+-intitle:%22%22&hl=en&ei=0smjTuXXM4fEmQXk5PiWCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CE4Q6AEwBzhG#v=onepage&q=%22Apple%20Isle%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22&f=false How can we, who have heard the Voice of the Lady of the Apple Isle, fulfill this calling? en Australia informal Tasmania. en 2004 w:Tim Flannery Jane Franklin: Not People of the First Respectability The Birth of Melbourne http://books.google.com/books?id=p0IS8tvDEcMC&pg=PA96&dq=%22Apple+Isle%22+-intitle:%22%22&hl=en&ei=O8ejTuPMO8HvmAXIl6iWCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCsQ6AEwADgy#v=onepage&q=%22Apple%20Isle%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22&f=false 96 Less esteemed was her attempt to drive all snakes from the Apple Isle by paying convicts a shilling for each reptilian head brought to her. en 2009 Nigel Marsh Fat, Forty, and Fired 78 http://books.google.com/books?id=pw-VcvcwWxUC&pg=PT91&dq=%22Apple+Isle%22+-intitle:%22%22&hl=en&ei=usKjTobqLM7UmAWl572gCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAjgo#v=onepage&q=%22Apple%20Isle%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22&f=false The irony of me talking about wanting a more balanced life as I gently strolled around the Apple Isle with no job or family to bother me, having left my wife alone to fend for herself with four young kids, was something I didn't dwell on. en 2009 John P. Devaney Full Points Footy: Encyclopedia of Australian Football Clubs 337 http://books.google.com/books?id=bhgR0V0C4dYC&pg=PA337&dq=%22Apple+Isle%22+-intitle:%22%22&hl=en&ei=0smjTuXXM4fEmQXk5PiWCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CFgQ6AEwCThG#v=onepage&q=%22Apple%20Isle%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22&f=false Named Tasmania's first ever All Australian at the 1953 Adelaide carnival (when he was playing at North Launceston) Leedham is regarded by many as being the best footballer ever produced in the Apple Isle. Synonyms Tasmania en Tassie