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Irishism :: Irishism (n.) A mode of speaking peculiar to the Irish; an Hibernicism.

Goemin :: Goemin (n.) A complex mixture of several substances extracted from Irish moss.

Teague :: Teague (n.) An Irishman; -- a term used in contempt.

Paddy :: Paddy (n.) A jocose or contemptuous name for an Irishman.

Irishry :: Irishry (n.) The Celtic people of Ireland.

Disestablishment :: Disestablishment (n.) The act or process of unsettling or breaking up that which has been established; specifically, the withdrawal of the support of the state from an established church; as, the disestablishment and disendowment of the Irish Church by Act of Parliament..

Swaddling :: Swaddler (n.) A term of contempt for an Irish Methodist.

O :: O' () A prefix to Irish family names, which signifies grandson or descendant of, and is a character of dignity; as, O'Neil, O'Carrol..

Nationalist :: Nationalist (n.) One who advocates national unity and independence; one of a party favoring Irish independence.

Irishman :: Irishman (n.) A man born in Ireland or of the Irish race; an Hibernian.

Gairishly :: Gairishly (n.) Alt. of Gairish/nes.

Spalpeen :: Spalpeen (n.) A scamp; an Irish term for a good-for-nothing fellow; -- often used in good-humored contempt or ridicule.

Acre :: Acre (n.) A piece of land, containing 160 square rods, or 4,840 square yards, or 43,560 square feet. This is the English statute acre. That of the United States is the same. The Scotch acre was about 1.26 of the English, and the Irish 1.62 of the English..

Poteen :: Poteen (n.) Whisky; especially, whisky illicitly distilled by the Irish peasantry..

Hibernian :: Hibernian (a.) Of or pertaining to Hibernia, now Ireland; Irish..

Irish :: Irish (n. sing. & pl.) The natives or inhabitants of Ireland, esp. the Celtic natives or their descendants..

Hibernianism :: Hibernianism (n.) An idiom or mode of speech peculiar to the Irish.

Ogham :: Ogham (n.) A particular kind of writing practiced by the ancient Irish, and found in inscriptions on stones, metals, etc..

Shamrock :: Shamrock (n.) A trifoliate plant used as a national emblem by the Irish. The legend is that St. Patrick once plucked a leaf of it for use in illustrating the doctrine of the trinity.

Gairish/ness :: Gairish/ness (n.) Same as Garish, Garishly, Garishness..

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