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Hiberno-celtic :: Hiberno-Celtic (n.) The native language of the Irish; that branch of the Celtic languages spoken by the natives of Ireland. Also adj.

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.

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..

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

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

Irishmen :: Irishmen (pl. ) of Irishma.

Fenian :: Fenian (n.) A member of a secret organization, consisting mainly of Irishment, having for its aim the overthrow of English rule in ireland..

Biddy :: Biddy (n.) An Irish serving woman or girl.

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

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..

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

Brehon :: Brehon (n.) An ancient Irish or Scotch judge.

Wake :: Wake (n.) The sitting up of persons with a dead body, often attended with a degree of festivity, chiefly among the Irish..

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

Megaceros :: Megaceros (n.) The Irish elk.

Fading :: Fading (n.) An Irish dance; also, the burden of a song..

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..

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

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

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