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Copeland Islands
The Copeland Islands is a group of three islands in the north Irish Sea, north of Donaghadee, County Down, Northern Ireland consisting of Lighthouse, Mew and Copeland Island. They lie within the civil parish of Bangor.〔Hughes and Hannan: ''Place-Names of Northern Ireland'', Volume Two, County Down II, The Ards, The Queen's University of Belfast, 1992. ISBN 085389-450-7〕
==Etymology==
The Copeland Islands most likely derive their name from the de Coupland family, who settled in the Newtownards peninsula area along with other Normans in the 12th century.〔 This family also lent their name to other landmarks in the vicinity such as Copeland Water near Carrickfergus and the townland of Ballycopeland in the civil parish of Donaghadee.〔
The earliest possible recorded name for the islands however may be the Old Norse ' (' meaning "merchant" and ' meaning "island"), recorded in the Norse ', and dated to 1230.〔 It has been suggested that "Kaupmann" developed into "Copman" and then into "Copeland", with the form "Copman" recorded several times in the late 16th century in reference to the islands.〔
The original Irish name for the islands is unknown, however it has been suggested that the 1570c usage of "Helaine Harr()n()" may be an attempt at Anglicising the Irish name ' (island of the (kidney-shaped) ridge).〔 The modern Irish name however is a Gaelicisation of Copeland Islands into '.〔
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