| n. | 1. | Air. |
| prop. n. | 1. | the Irish name for Ireland; the name used in 1937 to 1949 for the Republic of Ireland. |
| Noun | 1. | Eire - a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921 Synonyms: Ireland, Irish Free State |
EIRE, or EYRE, English law. A journey. Justices in eyre, were itinerant judges, who were sent once in seven years with a general commission in divers counties, to hear and determine such causes as were called pleas of the crown. Vide Justices in eyre.
British Commonwealth, capital of Ireland, Catholic Reaction Force, CIRA, Common Market, Commonwealth of Nations, Continuity Army Council, Continuity Irish Republican Army, Cork, Dissident Irish Republican Army, Dublin, EC, EEC, Emerald Isle, EU, Europe, European Community, European country, European Economic Community, European nation, European Union, Galway, Hibernia, INLA, IRA, Ireland, Irish capital, Irish Free State, Irish National Liberation Army, Irish Republican Army, Limerick, People's Liberation Army, People's Republican Army, Provisional IRA, Provisional Irish Republican Army, Provos, Real IRA, Real Irish Republican Army, RIRA, Tara, Waterford