Éire is the Irish name for the island of Ireland. Éire is also the Irish name for the state named Ireland. Etymology Éire is the nominative form in modern Irish of the name for the goddess called Ériu in Old Irish, a mythical figure who helped the Gaels conquer Ireland as described in the Book of Invasions. Comparison with ancient transcriptions of the name of the island of Ireland, and forms known from other Celtic languages, yields the Common Celtic reconstructio… (More on Eire)