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# irish

«irish» in Mova's school dictionary: **From Ireland, or to do with Ireland and its people** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (Irish); noun (Irish — the language; the Irish — the people)

### meaning for a pupil

1) From Ireland, or to do with Ireland and its people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irish/#m1)

2) The Irish language (Gaeilge), a Celtic language spoken in Ireland. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irish/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In geography, Ireland is an island west of Great Britain; most of it is the Republic of Ireland and the north is Northern Ireland, part of the UK. Irish children learn both English and Irish at school. Irish culture includes Saint Patrick's Day, Irish dancing, Gaelic football and hurling. Phrases: «Irish dancing», «Irish Sea», «the Irish language», «Irish stew».

### examples

- My grandma is Irish and lives in Galway. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irish/#x1)
- Children in Ireland learn Irish at school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irish/#x2)
- We watched Irish dancers at the festival. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irish/#x3)
- The ferry crossed the Irish Sea. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irish/#x4)
- Saint Patrick's Day is a big Irish holiday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irish/#x5)
- Irish stew is made with lamb and potatoes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irish/#x6)
- Many Irish people moved to America long ago. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irish/#x7)
- Hurling is a fast Irish sport played with sticks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irish/#x8)

### note

Always written with a capital I: «Irish» (the input is lower case only by list format). The Irish language is also called «Gaelic» or «Irish Gaelic»; Scottish Gaelic is a close but different language. Northern Ireland is part of the UK; the Republic of Ireland is a separate country.

### In the corpora

- ["Feck" is an Irish word, milder than the f-word, used in anger or as a joke.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/39-pardon-my-french/7/)
- [That was the end of the craic — Irish for fun — and they did every job in the house.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/433-big-kids-little-kids-and-the-truth-at-home/23/)
- [«He's a doctor, ye eejit» («eejit» is Irish for idiot).](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours/15/)
- [At an Irish wake people gather to remember the person, and sad and funny stories are both part of it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/514-dementia-and-the-first-death-in-the-family/44/)
- [«Ah, the craic is back,» Mam says («craic» is Irish for fun and chat).](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/519-parents-far-away-the-army-work-abroad-prison/16/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «irish» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irish/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.