Irishman

Dubliner, for example

An Irishman is a man from Ireland or of Irish descent.

The word is straightforward and neutral, though it appears in countless ethnic jokes that stereotype the Irish as foolish or drunk—a tradition rooted in British and American prejudice.

An Irishman, an Englishman, and a Scotsman walk into a bar...

geography

Dublin

Irish capital city

  • CorkSouthern Irish city
  • GalwayWestern Irish port city
  • BelfastNorthern Ireland's capital

Kerry · Connemara · Donegal · Leinster · Munster · Ulster · Dingle · Killarney · Shannon · Blarney

heritage

Gaelic

Celtic linguistic tradition

shamrock · diaspora · ancestry · clan · lineage · emigrant · famine · potato · immigrant · Ellis Island

pub

Guinness

Irish dry stout brand

  • stoutHeavy, dark brewed beverage
  • whiskeyOak-aged grain spirit
  • pintLiquid volume unit

local · publican · snug · porter · Jameson · Bushmills · black and tan · round · session · craic

mythology

leprechaun

Mischievous Irish sprite

  • bansheeDeath-foretelling Irish spirit
  • pookaIrish shapeshifting fairy
  • selkieShapeshifting seal of legend

Sidhe · druid · Samhain · Beltane · fairy fort · changeling · folklore · legend · Deirdre · Blarney Stone

music

fiddle

Adjust restlessly; folk violin

reel · session · trad · ballad · Dubliners · Riverdance · craic · pub song · rebel song · lament

stereotype

Paddy

Irish name or term

lucky · blarney · drinker · charming · wit · gift of gab · stubborn · green · St Patrick · Notre Dame

Categories
Opposites
NATIONAL IDENTITY (British Isles context)

IrishmanEnglishman

Male UK citizen

Briton · Brit · Englishwoman · Anglo-Saxon · Anglo-Irish

gender

IrishmanIrishwoman

Female from Ireland

Irishwomen

colonial/political history

IrishmanOrangeman

Ulster Protestant organization member

Family

Irishmen

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G