Ireland, to the Irish (4)

I believe the answer is:

eire

'ireland to the irish' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for eire that I've seen before include "Former name of the Irish Republic" , "Gaelic name for Republic of Ireland" , "Breakaway state" , "EU country" , "Northwest European country" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times and the LA Times.

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