Ireland, West Virginia

Ireland, West Virginia
Flag of Ireland, West Virginia
Ireland is located in West Virginia
Ireland
Ireland
Location within the state of West Virginia
Ireland is located in the United States
Ireland
Ireland
Ireland (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°48′56″N 80°27′42″W / 38.81556°N 80.46167°W / 38.81556; -80.46167
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyLewis
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
26376[1]
Area code(s)304 and 681

Ireland is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States. The community was named after Ireland, the ancestral home of a first settler.[2]

Ireland is also the American home of the sport of Irish Road Bowling.[3]

  1. ^ "Ireland ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  2. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 329.
  3. ^ Strader, Tricia Lynn (July 26, 2012). "Ancient Irish sport returns". The Journal. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2013.