Irish heritage
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3.9
- noun
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patrimonio irlandés
- Her Irish heritage is reflected in the traditional music and dances she enjoys.
I was born in France of a Mexican born father, a mother of Irish heritage from Queens.
- I was born in France of a Mexican born father, a mother of Irish heritage from Queens.
Examples
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This undoubtedly helped relieve their sense of isolation in the new environment and at the same time helped perpetuate their Irish heritage.
Academic text (1993) -
Welch examines such themes in the Abbey Theatre's output as the vision of an ideal community, the revival of Irish heritage, the hunger for land and money, and the profound changes occurring in the country.
Academic text (2000) -
I was born in France of a Mexican born father, a mother of Irish heritage from Queens.
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But the Irish I happen to place an awful lot with, because I'm of Irish heritage myself.
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I am an African American male with Native American and Irish heritage; there are four great nations that I've been told we hail from.
Blog text (17) -
Well that's a mighty bold statement, especially considering my Irish heritage.
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He has an unusual accent as he has Irish heritage, was born in Dorset, spent most of his childhood in London, and then moved up north in his teens.
Blog text (10) -
NOW, CHRIS, IT'S IMPORTANT YOU LEARN ABOUT YOUR IRISH HERITAGE.
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This cultural symbiosis represented a clash between an Irish heritage reinforced by the urban-industrial milieu of Pittsburgh and a contrasting Catholic identity.
Academic text (1990) -
She was always proud of her Irish heritage and shared stories of her ancestors.
Synonyms
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5.9
A feeling and way of life that shows a person's connection to Ireland
How Irish
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the cultural or ancestral background from Ireland' is directly derivable from combining 'Irish' (pertaining to Ireland) with 'heritage' (traditions or cultural inheritance). This adjective+noun composition is a common, transparent pattern cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Irish heritage comes from the simple image of family things and stories that come from Ireland: the word Irish points to the country and heritage is what is 'passed down' by parents and grandparents, like music, food, and traditions. So Irish heritage means the cultural and ancestral background 'from Ireland'.