. . . . "Erin is a Hiberno-English derivative of the Irish word \"\u00C9irinn\". \"\u00C9irinn\" is the dative case of the Irish word for Ireland - \"\u00C9ire\", genitive \"\u00C9ireann\", the dative being used in prepositional phrases such as \"go h\u00C9irinn\" \"to Ireland\", \"in \u00C9irinn\" \"in Ireland\", \"\u00F3 \u00C9irinn\" \"FROM IRELAND\". The dative has replaced the nominative in a few regional Irish dialects (particularly Galway-Connamara and Waterford)."@en . "Ireland(West), green water," . "Erin"@en .