Phrase Hound found 147 phrases and 21 compound words that contain irish. The most common are listed below. Open irish in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 147
- Irish SeaA sea in British Isles, Europe in the Atlantic. A sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland; bordered to the north by the North Channel and to the south by St George's Channel and the Celtic Sea.
- Old IrishThe Irish language as attested from the sixth to the tenth centuries C.E., the oldest form of the Goidelic languages for which extensive texts (written in the Latin alphabet) are extant.
- Middle IrishThe Goidelic language spoken in Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man from the 10th to the 12th century.
- Irish coffeeA cocktail consisting of hot coffee with a dash of Irish whiskey, topped with whipped cream.
- Irish-AmericanAlternative spelling of Irish American.
- Northern Irishof, or relating to Northern Ireland or its people, dialect or culture.
- Primitive IrishThe Irish language as attested from the fourth to the seventh centuries C.E. and written in the Ogham alphabet, the predecessor of Old Irish.
- Irish questionThe issue debated primarily among the British government from the early 19th century until the 1920s of the manner in which to respond to Irish nationalism and calls for Irish independence.
- Irish Free StateAn autonomous dominion under nominal British sovereignty that included most of the island of Ireland, created in 1922 as part of a treaty between the British government and Irish republicans.
- Irish setterA breed of gun dog with a moderately long coat of a red or chestnut color.
- Irish mossA species of edible seaweed, Chondrus crispus.
- Irish creamA pale-colored liqueur made from whiskey, cream and coffee.
- Irish TravellerA member of an indigenous nomadic ethnic minority in Ireland, the Pavee.
- Irish language
- Irish-Americansplural of Irish-American
- black IrishAn Irish person or person of Irish descent with dark hair, eyes, and skin.
- Irish wolfhoundThe largest sighthound and tallest dog on average, bred in Ireland to hunt wolves
- Irish EnglishThe set of English dialects native to the island of Ireland, including both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
- Irish goodbyeA hasty exit made without saying farewells to anybody.
- Irish Sign LanguageA sign language used in Ireland.
- Ulster IrishA dialect of the Irish language indigenous to Ulster.
- Irish terrierA breed of large rough-haired dog
- Irish Republican ArmyAny of several Irish guerrilla or terrorist organisations fighting British rule in Ireland (later Northern Ireland) since the early 20th century.
- N. IrishAlternative form of N Irish
- full IrishEllipsis of full Irish breakfast.
Compound words 21
- IrishmanA man from Ireland.
- IrishwomanA woman from Ireland.
- IrishtownA rural community of Circular Head council area, north-west Tasmania, Australia.
- IrishryThe Celtic people of Ireland.
- Irishizeto make Irish.
- IrishismA word, phrase, idiom, or expression chiefly used in Irish English.
- Irishizationthe act or process of Irishizing.
- IrishphobiaSynonym of Hibernophobia: Dislike of Ireland or the Irish people, or people of Irish descent.
- IrishyCharacteristic of the Irish, Irishlike.
- IrishlikeCharacteristic of the Irish.