Possible Clues:

• The Basques' peninsula
• Left initially from part of Africa for part of Europe
• Leon is here to stay in Ireland, Liam's heartland
• Part of Europe that includes Spain and Portugal
• Geographical region of W Europe
• Westernmost continental Europe
• Portugal and Spain
• I live on Rhode Island and a European peninsula
• Peninsula in Russian region son overlooked
• Peninsula in Russian region (not south)