Ireland is surrounded by ocean.
The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world 's oceans with a total area of about 106,460,000 km2 . Ireland ( [ ˈaɪərlənd ] Éire [ ˈeːɾʲə ] ; Ulster-Scots : Airlann [ - scoˈɑːrlən ] ) is an island in the North Atlantic . An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water . A superocean is an ocean that surrounds a supercontinent .