Ireland
- Ancient name
- Hibernia
- Modern name
- Ireland
- Modern country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 53.0, -8.0
The Romans had used Hibernia or Scotia to refer to Ireland, but by Dati's day the vernacular Irlanda (which shares a Gaelic etymology with Hibernia) was becoming widely used, while Scotia was being used to refer exclusively to Scotland. Ireland is very rare on the Sfera maps, and appears labeled in only one manuscript (Fn8).
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M109
This toponym only appears in the poem, never in the maps.
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Ireland.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, May 3, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/ireland/.