Definitions for Irish

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• Anagrams (28)

Irish I·rish

Spelling: [ahy-rish]

IPA: /ˈaɪ rɪʃ/

Irish is a 5 letter English word.

You can make 28 anagrams from letters in Irish (hiirs).

Definitions for Irish

noun

1. the inhabitants of Ireland and their descendants elsewhere.
2. the aboriginal Celtic-speaking people of Ireland.
3. Also called Irish Gaelic. the Celtic language of Ireland in its historical or modern form. Abbreviation: Ir, Ir. Compare Middle Irish, Old Irish.
4. Irish English.
5. Irish whiskey.

Idioms

1. get one's Irish up, Informal. to become angry or outraged:

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Ireland, its inhabitants, or their language.

Origin of Irish

1175-1225; Middle English Yrisse, Iris(c)h; compare Old English Īras people of Ireland (cognate with Old Norse Īrar); see -ish¹

Examples for Irish

But, how different the condition of the Irish in this respect.

The month of May will see an Irish referendum on the legalization of same-sex marriage.

This step followed legitimately after the disestablishment of the Irish Church.

Every species of mere bodily labor is the prerogative of these Irish.

The question that overshadowed all others, however, was that of the Irish Church.

A notably large Irish contingent took part in the infamous draft riots because they did not want to compete for jobs with blacks.

By 2013, that figure rose to $61 million, surpassing Jameson Irish whiskey and Patron tequila.

After years at the head of a parochial school classroom, he could no longer distinguish one blond Irish Catholic kid from another.

But there, as well as in the House, the Irish Establishment was doomed.

Irish immigrants were more likely to vote Democratic, and German immigrants voted Republican.