Dáil Éireann
[ doil air-awn, -on; Irish dol-yuh ey-ryuh n ]
/ ˌdɔɪl ˈɛər ɔn, -ɒn; Irish ˌdɒl yə ˈeɪ ryən /
noun
the lower house of the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.
Also called
Dail.
Compare
Oireachtas.
Origin of Dáil Éireann
< Irish: assembly of Eire
British Dictionary definitions for dail eireann
Dáil Éireann
Dil
/ (ˈdaːl ˈeːrɪn) /
noun
(in the Republic of Ireland) the lower chamber of parliament
See also Oireachtas
Word Origin for Dáil Éireann
from Irish
dáil assembly (from Old Irish
dāl) +
Éireann of Eire