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The real name is Ireland, or the Republic of Ireland if you need to disambiguate.

• justincormack 15y ago
  The "real name" depends on what language you speak. It has two official languages, and in one is Éire. Edit: see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_the_Irish_state http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_the_Irish_state not sure why getting downvoted for factually correct information.
  • herge 15y ago
    The real name is what people who live there actually use. You only sound like a twat when using Eire, or calling Irish "Gaelic".
    • disgruntledphd2 15y ago
      Well, yes and no. I agree that I have never heard anyone call the country Eire (except for me when posting letters from the UK), it still remains that the canonical interpretation of our constitution is in Irish, as as such , the name Eire takes legal preference above the Republic of Ireland.
      • excuse-me 15y ago
        Ireland is ambiguous and likely to annoy half the inhabitants, Republic of Ireland sounds like legal small print and "the south" is a euphamism if you don't know who you are talking to in a bar in Belfast. So Eire is safest ;-0
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