Examples from literature

• America has never had a war in which the brave sons of the Emerald Isle have not been found under the star-spangled banner, musket in hand, risking their lives for their adopted country. 
• But I met one woman in the Emerald Isle whose hair was snow-white, and whose face seemed to beam a benediction. 
• Chester now understood why Ireland was called the Emerald Isle. 
• On going over the viaduct two well dressed men from the Emerald Isle could be heard in critical conversation. 
• This would mean an additional two weeks to the tour, and no doubt more time could pleasantly be spent in the Emerald Isle.