Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
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Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
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Éire
() is Irish for "Ireland", the name of both an island in the North Atlantic and the sovereign state of the Republic of Ireland which governs 84% of the island's landmass. The latter is distinct from Northern Ireland, which covers the remaind ...
, Irish language name for the isle
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Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label=Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. North ...
, a constituent unit of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Republic of Ireland
Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 Counties of Ireland, counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern ...
, a sovereign state
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Irish language
Irish (an Caighdeán Oifigiúil, Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic languages, Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European lang ...
, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family spoken in Ireland
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Irish people
The Irish ( ga, Muintir na hÉireann or ''Na hÉireannaigh'') are an ethnic group and nation native to the island of Ireland, who share a common history and culture. There have been humans in Ireland for about 33,000 years, and it has been ...
, people of Irish ethnicity, people born in Ireland and people who hold Irish citizenship
Places
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Irish Creek (Kansas) Irish Creek (also known as Irish Branch) is a stream in Bourbon and Linn counties, in the U.S. state of Kansas
Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a la ...
, a stream in Kansas
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Irish Creek (South Dakota)
Irish Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of South Dakota
South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South D ...
, a stream in South Dakota
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Irish Lake
Watonwan County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,253. Its county seat is St. James.
History
In 1849, the recently organized Minnesota Territory legislature authorized the creation of ni ...
, Watonwan County, Minnesota
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Irish Sea
The Irish Sea or , gv, Y Keayn Yernagh, sco, Erse Sie, gd, Muir Èireann , Ulster-Scots: ''Airish Sea'', cy, Môr Iwerddon . is an extensive body of water that separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain. It is linked to the Ce ...
, the body of water which separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain
People
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Irish (surname) Irish is a surname.
Notable people bearing this name include:
* Bill Irish (1932–1992), English lawn and indoor bowler
* Carolyn Tanner Irish (born 1940), Episcopal Bishop
* Ernest G. Irish (1894–1955), Canadian politician
* Frank Irish (1918 ...
, a list of people
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William Irish
Cornell George Hopley Woolrich ( ; December 4, 1903 – September 25, 1968) was an American novelist and short story writer. He sometimes used the pseudonyms William Irish and George Hopley.
His biographer, Francis Nevins Jr., rated Woolrich th ...
, pseudonym of American writer Cornell Woolrich (1903–1968)
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Irish Bob Murphy
Irish Bob Murphy (July 22, 1922 – August 17, 1961) was an Irish-American light heavyweight boxer who fought from 1945 to 1954. He was born Edwin Lee Conarty in Flagler, Colorado, but fought out of San Diego, California
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, Irish-American boxer Edwin Lee Conarty (1922–1961)
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Irish McCalla
Nellie Elizabeth "Irish" McCalla (December 25, 1928 – February 1, 2002) was an American film and television actress and artist best known as the title star of the 1950s television series '' Sheena, Queen of the Jungle''. She co-starred with ac ...
, American actress and artist Nellie McCalla (1928–2002)
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Irish Meusel
Emil Frederick "Irish" Meusel (June 9, 1893 – March 1, 1963) was an American baseball left fielder. He played in the major leagues between 1914 and 1927 for the Washington Senators, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Giants, and Brooklyn Robins ...
, American Major League Baseball player Emil Meusel (1893–1963)
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Irish McIlveen
Henry Cooke "Irish" McIlveen (July 27, 1880 – October 18, 1960), commonly nicknamed "Irish" because he was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label=Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a p ...
, Northern Ireland-born American Major League Baseball player Henry McIlveen (1880–1960)
Other uses
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Irish (game), historical tables game that was the predecessor of backgammon
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