get ones irish up

adjective

of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Ireland, its inhabitants, or their language.

noun

the inhabitants of Ireland and their descendants elsewhere.

the aboriginal Celtic-speaking people of Ireland.

Also called Irish Gaelic. the Celtic language of Ireland in its historical or modern form. Abbreviation: Ir, Ir. Compare Middle Irish, Old Irish.

Irish English.

Irish whiskey.

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Idioms

get one's Irish up, Informal. to become angry or outraged: Don't go getting your Irish up over a little matter like that.

Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English Yrisse, Iris(c)h; compare Old English Īras people of Ireland (cognate with Old Norse Īrar); see -ish¹

Related forms

I·rish·ly, adverb

an·ti-I·rish, adjective, noun

half-I·rish, adjective

non-I·rish, adjective, noun

pre-I·rish, adjective

pro-I·rish, adjective

pseu·do-I·rish, adjective

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Irish (ˈaɪrɪʃ)

—*adj*
1.	of, relating to, or characteristic of Ireland, its people, their Celtic language, or their dialect of English
2.	informal, offensive ludicrous or illogical

—n
3.	(functioning as plural) the Irish the natives or inhabitants of Ireland
4.	another name for Irish Gaelic

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Word Origin & History

Irish

c.1200, Irisce, from stem of O.E. Iras "inhabitant of Ireland," from O.N. irar, ult. from O.Ir. Eriu (acc. Eirinn, Erinn) "Erin," which is from O.Celt. *Iveriu (acc. *Iverionem, abl. *Iverione), perhaps meaning "good land." Meaning "temper, passion" is 1834, Amer.Eng. (first attested in writings of Davy

Crockett), from the legendary pugnacity of Irish people. Irish-American is from 1832; Irish coffee is from 1950. Wild Irish (1399) originally were those not under English rule; Black Irish in ref. to those of Mediterranean appearance is from 1888.

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