[ahy-rish] 
| 1. | of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Ireland, its inhabitants, or their language. |
| 2. | the inhabitants of Ireland and their descendants elsewhere. |
| 3. | the aboriginal Celtic-speaking people of Ireland. |
| 4. | Also called Irish Gaelic. the Celtic language of Ireland in its historical or modern form. Abbreviation: Ir, Ir. Compare Middle Irish, Old Irish. |
| 5. | Irish English. |
| 6. | Irish whiskey. |
| 7. | get one's Irish up, Informal. to become angry or outraged: Don't go getting your Irish up over a little matter like that. |
| any whiskey made in Ireland, characteristically a product of barley. |
| I·rish (ī'rĭsh) adj. Of or relating to Ireland or its people, language, or culture. n.
[Middle English, from Old English Īras, the Irish; see peiə- in Indo-European roots.] |
| Irish English n. English as spoken by the Irish. Also called Anglo-Irish, Hiberno-English, Irish. |
| Irish Gaelic n. The Goidelic language of Ireland. Also called Erse, Irish. |
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