Defn: The natives or inhabitants of Ireland, esp. the Celtic natives or their descendants.
2. The language of the Irish; the Hiberno-Celtic.
3. An old game resembling backgammon.
IRISH AMERICAN
I"rish A*mer"i*can.
Defn: A native of Ireland who has become an American citizen; also, a child or descendant of such a person.
IRISHISM
I*rish"*ism, n.
Defn: A mode of speaking peculiar to the Irish; an Hibernicism.
IRISHMAN
I"rish*man, n.; pl. Irishmen (.
Defn: A man born in Ireland or of the Irish race; an Hibernian.
Irishman's hurricane (Naut.), a dead calm.
— Irishman's reef. (Naut.) See Irish reef, under Irish, a.
IRISHRY
I"rish*ry, n.