Ériu

Concise Oxford Companion to Irish Literature, The, January, 2000 by ROBERT WELCH

Ériu ( Mod. Ir. Éire ), goddess among the Tuatha Dé Danann [see Irish mythology ], who serves as eponym for Ireland. In Lebor Gabála Érenn it is related that she and her sisters, Banba and Fótla (whose names are also traditionally used for Ireland), married the Milesian invaders Mac Gréine, Mac Cécht, and Mac Cuill.

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