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3 unusual facts about Eire


Éire

Noel Davern asked in the Dáil in 1974 why Irish stamps had EIRE rather than ÉIRE.

The genitive case Éireann is used in the Gaelic forms of the titles of companies and institutions in Ireland e.g. Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail), Dáil Éireann (Irish Parliament) or Poblacht na hÉireann (The Republic of Ireland).

KPUM

KPUM (Malay: Kesatuan Penuntut Undang-Undang Malaysia di UK dan Eire) (English: Malaysian Law Students Union in the United Kingdom and Eire) is the official Malaysian Law Students Union in the United Kingdom and Ireland ("Eire").


Éire Óg

Young Ireland (Irish: Éire Óg), an Irish political movement from 1839 to 1849

Glen

The designation "glen" also occurs often in place names such as Great Glen in Scotland, Glenrothes in Fife, Scotland, Glendalough in Republic of Ireland (Éire), Glengowrie in Australia, Glenn Norman in Canada, Klamath Glen in California, Glen Waverley in Australia and Glendowie in Auckland, New Zealand.

Irish states since 1171

Ireland (1937–present), often known since 1949 by its official description, Republic of Ireland, and sometimes in English as Éire, the word for Ireland in Irish.

Mise Éire

Mise Éire (meaning "I am Ireland") is a 1912 Irish-language poem by the Irish poet and Republican revolutionary leader Patrick Pearse.

Regal Cinema, Dublin

The Regal had its greatest success in February 1960 as the first Dublin cinema to show George Morrison's documentary, Mise Éire.

Steve England

He acts as the UK and Éire agent for Jam Creative Productions and PAMS productions of Dallas, Texas, meaning that stations can have many classic radio jingles re-sung with their name.

Waiting for Snow in Havana

Professor Eire, who received his PhD from Yale University in 1979, specializes in the social, intellectual, religious, and cultural history of late medieval and early modern Europe.


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