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Milesian :: Milesian (a.) Descended from King Milesius of Spain, whose two sons are said to have conquered Ireland about 1300 b. c.; or pertaining to the descendants of King Milesius; hence, Irish..

Planxty :: Planxty (n.) An Irish or Welsh melody for the harp, sometimes of a mournful character..

Banshie :: Banshie (n.) A supernatural being supposed by the Irish and Scotch peasantry to warn a family of the speedy death of one of its members, by wailing or singing in a mournful voice under the windows of the house..

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..

Absentee :: Absentee (n.) One who absents himself from his country, office, post, or duty; especially, a landholder who lives in another country or district than that where his estate is situated; as, an Irish absentee..

Rapparee :: Rapparee (n.) A wild Irish plunderer, esp. one of the 17th century; -- so called from his carrying a half-pike, called a rapary..

Booly :: Booly (n.) A company of Irish herdsmen, or a single herdsman, wandering from place to place with flocks and herds, and living on their milk, like the Tartars; also, a place in the mountain pastures inclosed for the shelter of cattle or their keepers..

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

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

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

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.

Iricism :: Iricism (n.) Irishism.

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

Irish :: Irish (n. sing. & pl.) An old game resembling backgammon.

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

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

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..

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

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