Irishwoman

Lass from Cork

An Irishwoman is a woman from Ireland or of Irish descent.

The term applies to citizens of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland alike: She was the first Irishwoman to win an Olympic medal.

The plural is Irishwomen.

language

craic

Irish word for fun

lilt · brogue · accent

geography

Dublin

Irish capital city

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

Connemara · Emerald Isle · Hibernia · Dingle · Donegal · Killarney · Wild Atlantic Way

culture

ceilidh

Scottish social dance gathering

ballad · folklore · myths · legends · fairies · Celtic cross · shamrock · soda bread · colcannon · St. Patrick's Day

heritage

ancestry

Family line of descent

  • lineageDescent from progenitors
  • rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
  • descentDownward slope or lineage

bloodline · genealogy · clan · family tree · forebears · kinfolk · ethnicity · nationality · diaspora · emigration

Categories
Opposites
national/ethnic identity

IrishwomanEnglishwoman

Female from England

Briton · Englishman · Scotswoman · Welshwoman · Frenchwoman

gender within Irish identity

IrishwomanIrishman

Native of Dublin's country

Family

Irishwomen

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