Eireans

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A form of Eirean — Of the state called Eire or the Republic of Ireland, as distinct from the island of Ireland.

Scrabble 7

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Eirean

    As things are, Ulstermen are being kept more successfully in Ulster than Eireans are being kept in Eire.

    1956 July 21, “Was Ulster Right?”, in The Economist, page 215
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