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Irish

Irish

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Relating to Ireland or its people
  • adjective
  • /ˈaɪrɪʃ/
translation icon : irlandés
  • Mike Shane and two of his Irish pals strut down the street like they own it.
  • an Irish woman
  • Irish society
  • Irish writer

That's super, that is, that's Irish, you know, that is Irish.

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Examples

  • What's a nice Irish girl like you doing out here?

  • Similar arguments were made in the Irish and Brazilian courts.

    Academic text (2011)
  • It's an old Irish tradition.

  • Murphy loves a good Irish breakfast when he can get his hands on it.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • His ambition is to become the first major Irish poet writing in English.

  • Book burnings were common, and nearly all of the early Irish material was lost.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The U.S. wanted to extradite him, but the Irish authorities never could seem to find him.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • But Irish-Americans don't have to chose.

  • The easy Irish charm.

  • The Irish people celebrate St. Patrick's Day with parades and music.

Compounds

A group of people who use violence to try to end British rule in Northern Ireland and unite Ireland

An alcoholic drink from Ireland made from barley and aged to taste smooth

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A hot coffee with whiskey, sugar, and cream on top

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Music from Ireland played on instruments like the fiddle and flute

A country of 26 of Ireland's 32 counties that became independent from the United Kingdom in 1921

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A large red dog from Ireland with silky fur that is friendly and active

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A stew from Ireland cooked slowly with lamb, potatoes and onions

A person's culture, traditions, history, and family background from Ireland

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A sea between Great Britain and Ireland that is part of the North Atlantic

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A common white potato grown and eaten in Ireland and other countries

A time in Ireland from 1845 to 1852 when a potato disease made many people starve and leave the country

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A traditional language of Ireland, often called Irish

A Celtic language that people speak in Ireland, also called Gaeilge

A medium-sized dog with a wiry brown coat from Ireland

A very large dog from Ireland with rough thick fur used for hunting wolves

Irish pound
  • Literature
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Former money used in Ireland before the euro

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The earliest form of Irish written and spoken in Ireland and Scotland from the 6th to the 12th centuries

A group that uses violence to oppose the Northern Ireland peace process

An armed group that split from the Provisional IRA in 1997 and uses violence against the Northern Ireland peace process

A form of the Irish language used in speech and writing from about 1100 to 1500

A form of the Irish language used from about 1100 to 1500

A way people write English words in Ireland using British forms like colour

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A very spiny evergreen bush with bright yellow fragrant flowers

Irish monetary unit
  • Literature
7.8

Old currency used in Ireland before the euro

A dark purple seaweed eaten and used to make food thicker

A way of spelling English used in Ireland that is similar to British spelling but with some Irish differences

A group that uses violence to remove British soldiers from Northern Ireland and unite Ireland

People who live in Ireland or have family from Ireland

A person from Ireland

A small evergreen tree with bright red berries that you can eat but are not very sweet

A large dog with a curly brown coat and a nearly hairless tail that fetches things from water

Irish punt
  • Literature
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A unit of money used in Ireland before the euro

A round loaf made with baking soda and buttermilk, often with raisins or caraway seeds

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A style of English spelling used in Ireland, like favour and centre

An armed Irish group that used violence to end British rule in Northern Ireland

A small armed Irish group that uses bombs and guns to oppose peace talks

An early form of Irish spoken and written in Ireland until about the year 1100

Surface Forms

Irish positive

Etymology

The adjective Irish comes from the place name Éire, which means 'Ireland', so it means 'of or about Ireland' or its people.