"Éire" meaning in English

See Éire in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Éire
  1. Alternative form of Eire Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Eire
    Sense id: en-Éire-en-name-0S3Tyg3R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1989, Thomas E. Hachey, Joseph M. Hernon, Jr., Lawrence J. McCaffrey, “The de Valera Era, 1932–1959: Continuity and Change in Irish Life”, in The Irish Experience, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall, section “The Irish Republic, 1948–1959”, page 217",
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