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 remainde ...
, 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. Nort ...
, 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 the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island. A ...
, a sovereign state
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Irish language
Irish ( Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was ...
, 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 c ...
, 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.
A large share of the first settlers being of Irish ancestry caused the name to be selected.
See also
*List of rivers of Kansas
This i ...
, 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.
A large share of the first settlers being natives of Ireland most likely caused the name Irish Creek to be selected.
See also
*List of rivers of South Dakota
This is a list of rivers in ...
, 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 nin ...
, 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
* Irish (surname), a list of people
* William Irish, pseudonym of American writer Cornell Woolrich (1903–1968)
* Irish Bob Murphy, Irish-American boxer Edwin Lee Conarty (1922–1961)
* Irish McCalla, American actress and artist Nellie McCalla (1928–2002)
* Irish Meusel, American Major League Baseball player Emil Meusel (1893–1963)
* Irish McIlveen, Northern Ireland-born American Major League Baseball player Henry McIlveen (1880–1960)
Other uses
* Irish (game), historical tables game that was the predecessor of backgammon
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