Eyre

Eyre

Eyre may refer to:

Places

*Eyre, Isle of Skye, Skye, Scotland
*Eyre Highway, South and Western Australia
*Eyre Bird Observatory, Western Australia
*Eyre Peninsula, South Australia
*Lake Eyre, Australia; also Lake Eyre Basin and Lake Eyre National Park
*Eyre River, in southwestern France
*Eyre Square, park in Galway, Ireland
*Esperance Plains, a biogeographic region of Australia also known as Eyre Botanical District

People surnamed Eyre

*Charles Petre Eyre, Archbishop of Glasgow
*Damian Eyre
*Edward John Eyre, Australian explorer
*James Eyre
*Les Eyre, former Norwich City F.C. footballer
*Jehu Eyre, figure of the American Revolution
*Manuel Eyre, figure of the American Revolution and powerful business leader in the early American Republic
*Marcus Eyre
*Richard Eyre
*Scott Eyre, a Major League Baseball relief pitcher
*Stephen Eyre
*Willie Eyre, a Major League Baseball relief pitcher

People with first name Eyre

*Eyre Coote (1726–1783), Irish soldier, uncle of the below
*Eyre Coote (1760–1823), Irish soldier, nephew of the above
*Eyre Crowe (1864-1925), British diplomat
*Eyre Crowe (painter) (1824-1910), British painter
*Eyre Evans Crowe (1799-1868), British journalist and historian
*Eyre Massey Shaw (1830-1908), Superintendent of London Fire Brigade

Other uses

*Eyre (legal term)

ee also

*Eyre legend, about the Eyre/Ayre family
*Jane Eyre (disambiguation), a novel by Charlotte Brontë, its various adaptations, the titular character
*Eyre Methuen, a publishing company
*Éire, island of Ireland


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  • Eyre — ist ein: Vorname im englischsprachigen Raum (z. B. Eyre Crowe) Eyre (Vorname) Eyre heißen folgende Personen mit dem Familiennamen: britischer Forschungsreisender (1815 1901) – Edward John Eyre britischer Theater und Filmregisseur (*1943)… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Eyre — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Eyre puede referirse a: El lago Eyre El Parque Nacional Lago Eyre El río Eyre La novela Jane Eyre La novela El caso Jane Eyre Obtenido de Eyre Categoría: Wikipedia:Desambiguación …   Wikipedia Español

  • Eyre — Eyre, Edward John Eyre, lago Eyre, península de * * * (as used in expressions) Crowe, Sir Eyre (Alexander Barby Wichart) Eyre, lago Eyre, península de …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Eyre — ([^a]r), n. [OF. erre journey, march, way, fr. L. iter, itineris, a going, way, fr. the root of ire to go. Cf. {Errant}, {Itinerant}, {Issue}.] (O. Eng. Law) A journey in circuit of certain judges called justices in eyre (or in itinere). [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • eyre — [er] n. [ME & Anglo Fr eire < OFr erre < errer, to travel: see ERRANT] Eng. History 1. a tour or circuit: chiefly in the phrase justices in eyre 2. a circuit court held by justices in eyre …   English World dictionary

  • Eyre —   [ eə], Edward John, britischer Australienforscher, * Hornsea (bei Hull) 5. 8. 1815, ✝ Tavistock 30. 11. 1901; Eyre war der Pionier in der Erkundung des südaustralischen Salzseengebiets und der Eyrehalbinsel; er entdeckte 1839 die Flinders Range …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Eyre — (spr. Äh r), Grafschaft in der englischen Colonie Südaustralien …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Eyre — (spr. ǟr), Edward John, austral. Forschungsreisender, geb. 5. Aug. 1815 in Yorkshire, gest. 29. Nov. 1901 in Tavistock (Devonshire), ging 1833 nach Sydney, dann nach Südaustralien, bereiste 1839 vom Spencergolf aus die Flinderskette, sah den… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Eyre — (spr. ähr), Edward John, engl. Forschungsreisender, geb. 5. Aug. 1815 in der engl. Grafsch. York, erforschte seit 1839 das Innere Australiens, entdeckte 1840 den Eyresee, wurde 1846 Gouverneur von Neuseeland, 1852 von Saint Vincent, 1862 66 von… …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Eyre — [er] Lake shallow salt lake in NE South Australia, varying from frequently dry to c. 3,700 sq mi (9,583 sq km) …   English World dictionary

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