Erin, Tennessee
Erin is a city in and the county seat of Houston County, Tennessee.[6] The population was 1,224 at the time of the 2020 census and 1,324 at the time of the 2010 census.
History[edit]
The city was perhaps named for Erin, a poetic name for Ireland.[7]
Each year in March,beginning in 1962 (61 years ago as of 2023) the town has held a weeklong Irish festival, one of the top ten celebrations in the U.S., with a parade, banquets, pageants, arts and crafts, and other events celebrating Erin's Irish heritage and honoring the sacrifice of Irish railroad workers who helped link Erin to the rest of the world.[8]