Irish

Irish may refer to:

• Ireland, an island consisting of:
  • Republic of Ireland (until 1937 known as Irish Free State)
  • Northern Ireland
• Irish people, people of Irish ethnicity, originating from Ireland.
• Irish language, a Goidelic language spoken on the island of Ireland and by communities worldwide
• Irish whiskey, a whiskey of Irish origin
• Irish Americans, residents or citizens of the United States of Irish ancestry.
• "Fighting Irish", the athletic teams of the University of Notre Dame, sometimes referred simply as the Irish
• Irish Draught, Irish breed of horse.
• Music of Ireland
• Culture of Ireland
• Irish cuisine, as in the phrase "Irish restaurant".
• Gaelic a word often interchanged with Irish

Note that the term can, in certain circumstances relate only to the Republic of Ireland (such as Irish Government) and also, less commonly, to Northern Ireland exclusively (such as Irish Football Association)

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