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An idiom or mode of speech peculiar to the Irish. Todd.

The native language of the Irish; that branch of the Celtic languages spoken by the natives of Ireland. Also adj.

Irishism. [R.] Jeffrey.

stinguished from gallowglass, and often used as a term of contempt. Macaulay. Now for our Irish wars; We must supplant those rough, rug-headed kerns. Shak.

Two cats fabled, in an Irish story, to have fought till nothing was left but their tails. It is probably a parable of a local contest between Kilkenny and Irishtown, which impoverished both towns.

That which is levied, as an army, force, tribute, etc. " The Irish levies." Macaulay.

; also, sixteen representative peers of Scotland, and twenty-eight representatives of the Irish peerage. -- Our lord, Jesus Christ; the Savior. -- The Lord's Day, Sunday; the Christian Sabbath, on which the Lord Jesus rose from the dead. -- The Lord's Prayer, the prayer which Jesus taught his disciples. Matt. vi. 9-…

My darling; -- an Irish term of endearment for a girl or woman. "Erin mavournin." Campbell.

The Irish elk.

uered Ireland about 1300 b. c.; or pertaining to the descendants of King Milesius; hence, Irish.

bers disguised themselves in the dress of women. (b) A member of a similar association of Irishmen organized in the anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania, about 1854, for the purpose of intimidating employers and officers of the law, and for avenging themselves by murder on persons obnoxious to them. The society was b…

One who advocates national unity and independence; one of a party favoring Irish independence.

le; timid. Our aristocratic class does not firmly protest against the unfair treatment of Irish Catholics, because it is nervous about the land. M. Arnold. Nervous fever (Med.), a low form of fever characterized by great disturbance of the nervous system, as evinced by delirium, or stupor, disordered sensibility, etc.…

A prefix to Irish family names, which signifies grandson or descendant of, and is a character of dignity; as, O'Neil, O'Carrol.

A particular kind of writing practiced by the ancient Irish, and found in inscriptions on stones, metals, etc. [Written also ogam.]

A jocose or contemptuous name for an Irishman.

ited, which is viewed through an orifice or a magnifying glass. -- Peep-o'-day boys, the Irish insurgents of 1784; -- so called from their visiting the house of the loyal Irish at day break in search of arms. [Cant]

An Irish or Welsh melody for the harp, sometimes of a mournful character.

any varieties, usually made of silk and worsted, - - used especially for women's dresses. Irish poplin, a fabric with silk warp and worsted weft, made in Ireland.

Whisky; especially, whisky illicitly distilled by the Irish peasantry. [Written also potheen, and potteen.]