Irish
From the isle
Irish functions as both adjective and noun for things relating to Ireland, its people, language, and culture.
The Irish are the people of Ireland, and Irish (or Irish Gaelic) is the Celtic language native to the island.
As an adjective, Irish describes anything connected to Ireland: Irish whiskey, Irish music, the Irish countryside.
In older usage, Irish could mean illogical or contrary, as in Irish logic—a stereotype now considered offensive.
An Irish goodbye is leaving a social gathering without saying farewell to anyone.
Get your Irish up means to become angry or agitated.
Celtic linguistic tradition
Family line of descent
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
diaspora · emigration · descendants · forebears · bloodline · kinship · tradition · legacy
Celtic linguistic tradition
- DruidsCeltic priestly caste
- TaraIrish feminine name
- CladdaghIrish betrothal ring design
- SamhainCeltic harvest-end observance
dolmen · Celtic knot · torque · harp · spirals · Book of Kells
Mischievous Irish sprite
- bansheeDeath-foretelling Irish spirit
- pookaIrish shapeshifting fairy
- selkieShapeshifting seal of legend
- changelingSubstituted fairy child
fairy · Tír na nÓg · Fionn mac Cumhaill · Tuatha Dé Danann · Oisín · Deirdre · mythology · folktales
Gaelic
Celtic linguistic tradition
ancestry
Family line of descent
clan · diaspora · emigration · descendants · forebears · bloodline · kinship · tradition · legacy · Ellis Island
Gaelic
Celtic linguistic tradition
Samhain · dolmen · Celtic knot · torque · harp · spirals · Book of Kells
leprechaun
Mischievous Irish sprite
- bansheeDeath-foretelling Irish spirit
- pookaIrish shapeshifting fairy
- selkieShapeshifting seal of legend
changeling · fairy · Tír na nÓg · Fionn mac Cumhaill · Tuatha Dé Danann · Oisín · Deirdre · mythology · folktales · legend
Dublin
Irish capital city
republic · Hibernia · tricolour · passport · citizenship · EU · Munster · Leinster · Ulster · independence
Scottish
Of that northern kingdom
Manx · British · Traveller · red hair · freckles · pale skin · Celtic
- cuisinesItalian cuisine, French cuisine, Chinese cuisine, Japanese cuisine, Mexican cuisine
- languagesEnglish, Arabic, Chinese, German, French
- NationalitiesAmerican, Australian, Brazilian, British, Canadian
- Indo-European LanguagesEnglish, German, French, Spanish, Italian
- IrelandDublin, Cork, leprechaun, Galway, Eire
- British IslesEngland, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland
- Irish soda breadYeastless Celtic loaf
- Irish stewsLamb and vegetable braises
- Irish countrysideRural areas of Ireland
- Irish passportTravel document from Dublin's nation
- Irish writerAuthor from Ireland
- Irish pubCeltic drinking establishment
Irishman, Irishmen, Irishwoman, Irishwomen, Irish stew, Irish coffee, Irish whiskey, Anglo-Irish, Irish linen