Eirean

English Alternative forms en Eireann Etymology From en Eire -an. "Éire" is the official Irish-language name of the state under its 1937 Constitution. In the United Kingdom "Eire" was used in English, officially until 1949 and unofficially for decades longer. The adjective "Eirean" was invented accordingly. See w:names of the Irish state. Adjective - en British obsolete deprecated Of the state called Eire or the Republic of Ireland, as distinct from the island of Ireland. 1947 June 13, George Oliver "NORTHERN IRELAND BILL" Hansard HC Deb vol 438 c1468 Clause 1 of this Bill enables the Parliament of Northern Ireland to make legislative provisions for hydro-electric, drainage, water and other schemes to be operated on both sides of the border in conjunction with the Eirean authorities. en 1957 Lifeboats and Lifesaving Encyclopaedia Britannica 14 26 Since Eire was a neutral country the Air Force could not place its own rescue-launches on her coasts, but the life-boats in Eire were part of the single life-boat fleet of the British Isles, and the Institution was able, with the consent of the Eirean Government, to do what the Air Ministry asked of it. 1967 November 30, James Hamilton [later Duke of Abercorn] "NORTHERN IRELAND (MEAT INDUSTRY)" Hansard HC Deb vol 755 c797 At the outset I must make it plain that I have no objection to the principle of the Anglo-Eirean Free Trade Agreement. On the contrary, I am in favour of full co-operation with Eire in trade, commerce and tourism from which both countries can derive considerable economic advantage. 1982 December 16, "NORTHERN IRELAND RESIDENTS AND EIREAN PASSPORTS" Hansard HL Deb vol 437 c834WA en Eirean Noun en British obsolete rare deprecated A citizen of Eire. 1945 November 30, St. John Ervine, letter to The Spectator: Adjectives become missiles when used by an Eirean. The word “elegant,” for instance, is used by Mr. O'Casey as if it were a synonym for unmentionable crimes. It is applied to every non-Eirean he mentions. en July 21 1956 https://archive.org/details/sim_economist_1956-07-21_180_5891/page/214 Was Ulster Right? The Economist 215 As things are, Ulstermen are being kept more successfully in Ulster than Eireans are being kept in Eire. en 1996 Robert McLiam Wilson https://books.google.ie/books?id=0GQJEKWe9j0C&pg=PA163 Eureka Street 163 Arcade 1997 9781559703963 The tragedy was that Northern Ireland (Scottish) Protestants thought themselves like the British. Northern Ireland (Irish) Catholics thought themselves like Eireans (proper Irish). en Eirean Usage notes The use in English of Eire, and even more so Eirean or Eireann, was deprecated in the state of Ireland. See Names of the Irish state. Synonyms Eirish