Eire
\ AIR-uh, AHY-ruh, AIR-ee, AHY-ree \ , noun;
1.the Irish name of Ireland.
2.a former name (1937–49) of the Republic of Ireland.
Quotes:
What the entry did give was this: that the "Ireland" referred to in the dead man's letter to Miss Vane did in fact mean Eire and not Northern Ireland.
-- Michael Innes, "The Journeying Boy," 1949
Save the trees of Ireland for the future men of Ireland on the fair hills of Eire , O.
-- James Joyce, "Ulysses," 1918-1920
Origin:
Eire comes from Irish Gaelic word that means "Ireland." This term comes from the name of the Gaelic goddess of land, Ériu.
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