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Published on: Sunday 30 August 2026
This video shows Elliðaey in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago, Iceland, a small island rising from the North Atlantic with steep dark cliffs and a broad surface covered almost entirely by grass. One of ...
News Iceland » Vestmannaeyjar » Life: Heimir Hallgrímsson’s home is named after the Irish and Iceland’s Irish and Columban roots go way back
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Published on: Monday 17 November 2025
He has a good claim on it. His home place in Iceland is named after us. Hallgrímsson was born on Heimaey, the largest island in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago off the southern coast of Iceland.