Meaning of Eire | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The Republic of Ireland.
   dated, proscribed, sometimes
2. Alternative spelling of Eire: an island and country in northwestern Europe
   alt-of, alternative
3. The island of Ireland, consisting of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland

Equivalents

Examples

“British subjects in Éire could not vote, hold public office, or work in the government service of Éire, whereas Éire citizens in Britain could do all of these.”

“In the light of modern scholarship it now seems highly likely that the total recruitment figure for both Northern Irish and Éire citizens in the British Armed Forces stood at around 100–120,000 men and women.”

“Since Éire remained in the Commonwealth during the war—leaving in 1949—it could be argued that volunteers and war workers from Éire belong in this list. Éire was the only Commonwealth country to remain neutral throughout the war.”

“The neutrality, however, causes some peculiar situations, such as that arising from the prohibition of uniforms other than those of the Eireann Defence Forces and the Diplomatic Corps. This would be simple if no one from Eire were a sailor, soldier, or airman in the British Forces, but thousands of them are, and as such they may not wear mufti unless on leave from the B.E.F.”

“[…]; 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.”

“Eire - now an oddity rarely used, an out-of-date reference.”

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

““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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