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general faced the park. He gained also with his forces that part of Britain which faces Ireland. Milton.

on, consisting mainly of Irishment, having for its aim the overthrow of English rule in ireland.

Completely; beyond recovery. Not any house of noble English in Ireland was utterly destroyed or finally rooted out. Sir J. Davies.

ys, as by the distillation of malic acid; boletic acid. It is found also in the lichen, Iceland moss, and hence was also called lichenic acid.

A Celt or the Celts of the Scotch Highlands or of Ireland; now esp., a Scotch Highlander of Celtic origin.

A brisk, gay man. [Obs.] Selden is a galliard by himself. Cleveland.

A heavy-armed foot soldier from Ireland and the Western Isles in the time of Edward Shak.

a vast collection of basaltic pillars, in the county of Antrim on the northern coast of Ireland.

A boy; a servant. [Ireland]

ocks, mostly white, but sometimes red or yellow, from a mixture of clay or ocher. P. Cleaveland.

A brass coin bearing the emblem of a harp, -- formerly current in Ireland. B. Jonson.

Of or pertaining to Hibernia, now Ireland; Irish. -- n.

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

A strong, active horse, of a middle size, said to have been originally from Ireland; an ambling nag. Johnson.

contradistinction to a government established by the dominant country; as, home rule in Ireland. Also used adjectively; as, home- rule members of Parliament. -- Home ruler, one who favors or advocates home rule. -- Home run (Baseball), a complete circuit of the bases made before the batted ball is returned to the hom…

A fishing boat with one mast, used on the coast of Ireland.

, ye tart satirists, to imp my rage With all the scorpions that should whip this age. Cleveland.

The eland. [Written also impoofoo.]

To swallow, devour, or drink greedily or in large quantity; to guzzle. Cleveland.

Of or pertaining to Ireland or to its inhabitants; produced in Ireland. Irish elk. (Zoöl.) See under Elk. -- Irish moss. (a) (Bot.) Carrageen. (b) A preparation of the same made into a blanc mange. -- Irish poplin. See Poplin. -- Irish potato, the ordinary white potato, so called because it is a favorite article of…