Eire

From Irish Éire.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɛəɹə/
• Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ), -ɛəɹə

Eire

1. (chiefly dated) The Republic of Ireland
2. The island of Ireland, consisting of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
   • 1887, U. J. Bourke, Pre-Christian Ireland, Browne & Nolan, page 1:

     […] ; above all, from their language, which, to this day, has left its impress on the lands through which they journeyed from Aria to Ara, from Iberia to Eire.

   • 1996, John Wilson, Understanding Journalism; A Guide To Issues, Routledge. →ISBN., page 269:

     Eire - now an oddity rarely used, an out-of-date reference.

   • 2004, Douglas Clark, Belfast: A Novel of the Troubles, Virtualbookworm.com Publishing, →ISBN, page 211:

     “No. My father and Uncle Terry agreed on most things, including a united Irish Republic that included all of Eire. […] ”

   • 2005, Kieran Wasserman, The Battle for Eire, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 310:

     “No, I do not,” she replied. “Eire was not meant to be won by force, as the Romans intend. […] In attacking them, you avenge your kin and maintain the peaceful island of Eire. […] ”

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