Ireland, to a native speaker (4)

I believe the answer is:

eire

(Other definitions for eire that I've seen before include "Gaelic name for Republic of Ireland" , "Southern Ireland" , "Official name of the Irish Republic, 1937-49" , "Former name for the Republic of Ireland" , "Northwest European country" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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