[
US
/ˈaɪɹɪʃ/
]
NOUN
- the Celtic language of Ireland
- people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
- whiskey made in Ireland chiefly from barley
ADJECTIVE
- of or relating to or characteristic of Ireland or its people
How To Use Irish In A Sentence
- While the Irish government generates a lot of noisy, self-righteous cant about the evils of cigarettes at home, it makes a pretty packet from ‘selling death’ abroad.
- By Wells's own testimony, she had a quick Irish wit, high spirits and radiant common sense.
- The heroic deeds of this brave and noble Irishman have brought honour and glory to his native land.
- About 10,000 Irish patients contract the superbug each year.
- Distilled in the old Irish tradition this pure pot still single malt whiskey uses only the most natural Irish ingredients of barley and fresh spring water.
- The Irish actor was as famous for his varied movie roles as his drinking and womanising.
- Trust the Irish to give it to you straight, with no blarney, when it's something as important as drink.
- He went on to scarify the same companies for being only interested in putting on the tried and the tested to the exclusion of modern works by Irish writers and composers.
- Paul Williams is a master of talking horseshit, but even a guffer like him finds it hard to fill pages every week with shite sensationalism about the Irish criminal underworld. Irish Blogs
- More an Irish sprite than anything, Mairead leapt, twirled, and 'arabesqued' her way across the stage courting us through her violin. Dr. Cara Barker: The Beauty of Giving Your Whole Heart