1
plural in construction
: natives or inhabitants of Ireland or their descendants especially when of Celtic speech or culture
2
a
: the Celtic language of Ireland especially as used since the later medieval period
b
: English spoken by the Irish
3
Irish
adjective
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The In Memoriam also included Bill Cobbs, Maurice Hines, Richard Roundtree, Ron Cephas Jones, Rudolph Isley, Irish Grinstead, Louis Gossett Jr. and Dexter Scott King.
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024
One famous son of New Ross, Matthew Furlong, who died in the Irish Rebellion of 1798, was commemorated on the Hartford monument.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2024
The Irish Air Line Pilots’ Association is pushing for a 12.25 percent pay increase from the airline and workers are striking to pressure Aer Lingus.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 26 June 2024
Elizabeth Willis The Perils of Pauline (1914) a poem
Anne Enright
The High Irish Style
John McGahern sought formality and distance in his prose, but his masterful novels were always underpinned by the difficult realities of his own life.
—Marilynne Robinson, The New York Review of Books, 26 June 2024
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024
One famous son of New Ross, Matthew Furlong, who died in the Irish Rebellion of 1798, was commemorated on the Hartford monument.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2024
The Irish Air Line Pilots’ Association is pushing for a 12.25 percent pay increase from the airline and workers are striking to pressure Aer Lingus.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 26 June 2024
Elizabeth Willis The Perils of Pauline (1914) a poem
Anne Enright
The High Irish Style
John McGahern sought formality and distance in his prose, but his masterful novels were always underpinned by the difficult realities of his own life.
—Marilynne Robinson, The New York Review of Books, 26 June 2024
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Irish
noun1
Irish plural
: the people of Ireland
2
: the Celtic language of Ireland
Irish
adjective
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