Irish Words Used In The English Language

For a list of Irish words that have been imported into English and other languages, see the list of words of Irish origin at Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

• ras an Uachtarin (Presidential Palace)
• 'Awr-as un Ook-thar-awn
• Ard-Fheis(eanna) (party congress(es) of Fianna Fil, Fine Gael, Sinn Fin)
• 'awrd esh'(ana)
• Ard-R ('The High King' (of Ireland), name of the Irish overlord king in medieval times)
• 'Awrd Ree'
• Bord Filte (tourist board - literally 'welcome board')
• 'bawrd fawl-cha'
• Bunreacht na hireann (Constitution of Ireland)
• na Hair-in
• Ceann Comhairle (Speaker of Dil ireann)
• 'kyann koar-la'
• Dil ireann (House of Representatives)
• 'Dawl Air-in'
• ire (Ireland)
• 'Air-a'
• Fianna Fil (The largest Irish political party, translation: 'Soldiers of Destiny')
• 'Fee-na Faul'
• Fine Gael (The second largest party, translation 'Family of the Gael')
• 'Fee-na Gale'
• Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking area)
• 'gale-thuckt'
• Garda Sochna Irish police force
• 'gawrda shee-a-cawna'
• Garda police officer, pl. Garda
• 'gawr-dee'
• Promh-Aire (Prime Minister 1919-21)
• 'Preeve Arra'
• Punt ('pound' (currency), was often used in English to refer specifically to the Irish pound, now replaced by the euro)
• 'punth'
• Radio Telifs ireann (Irish national broadcasting service, RT)
• 'Radd-eeoh Tell-if-eesh Air-in'
• Saorstt ireann (Irish Free State's name in Irish)
• 'Seer-stawch Air-inn'
• Seanad ireann (Irish Senate)
• 'Shan-nad Air-in'
• Sinn Fin (Political party in Ireland with ties in the republican movemnt, translation 'We, Ourselves')
• 'shin fayn'
• Tnaiste (Deputy Prime Minister since 1937)
• 'Thaw-nish-ta'
• Taoiseach (Prime Minister since 1937)
• 'thee-shuck'
• Teachta Dla (Member of Parliament; used as 'TD')
• 'Chock-ta dawla'
• Uachtarn na hireann (President of Ireland)
• 'Ook-thar-awn na Hair-in'
• dars na Gaeltachta (development agency for Gaeltachta)
• 'ooda-rawss na gayl-thuk-thee'

See also:

• Irish language
• Place names in Irish
• Hiberno-English

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