What Does Éire Mean in Gaelic?

British Dictionary definitions for Eire

Eire. / (ˈɛərə) / noun. the Irish Gaelic name for Ireland. a former official name (1937–49) for Republic of Ireland.

What does the name Éire mean?

Éire (Irish: [ˈeːɾʲə] ( listen)) is Irish for "Ireland", the name of an island and of a sovereign state occupying most of the island (26 of the 32 counties), which is officially named Ireland in English and also referred to as the Republic of Ireland.

What is the difference between Éire and Eireann?

“Erin”, which is derived from the Irish language word 'Éireann', is used in place of 'Éire' when the noun is in the genitive case e.g. 'Poblacht na hÉireann' which means 'Republic of Ireland', or 'muintir na hÉireann' which means 'people of Ireland'.