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Look up: Irish

  1. Irish
    Irish is a term used to denote something or someone from Ireland.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. Irish
    The Irish are people of Irish culture from Ireland or person of Irish descent. The Irish mainly speak English, though there are approximately 30,000-100,000 speakers of Irish Gaelic, a Celtic language belonging to the Indo-European family. Celtic tribes, the ancestors of the Irish, migrated to Ireland about 300 BC. Later known as Gaels (Irishmen), they settled on the Isle of Man and south west Scotland, and established colonies in west Wales, Devon, and Cornwall.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  3. Irish
    [adj] - of or relating to or characteristic of Ireland or its people 2. [n] - people of Ireland or of Irish extraction 3. [n] - made in Ireland chiefly from barley 4. [n] - the Celtic language of Ireland
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. Irish
    Generic term used to describe publications produced overnight for the Northern Ireland Assembly. These jobs are produced from PDF files received from TSO in Northern Ireland via ISDN and are usually produced digitally via the OCE web line.
    Found on http://www.tso.co.uk/solutions/publishin

  5. Irish
    People of Irish culture from Ireland or those of Irish descent. The Irish mainly speak English, though there are approximately 30,000-100,000 speakers of Irish Gaelic, a Celtic language belonging...
    Found on http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/

  6. Irish
    I'rish adjective [ Anglo-Saxon ...risc , from ...ras the Irish. Confer Aryan , Erse .] Of or pertaining to Ireland or to its inhabitants; produced in Ireland. Irish elk . (Zoology) See under Elk . -- Irish moss . (a) (Botany) Carrageen . (b) A preparation of the same made into a blanc mange.< …
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/I/96

  7. Irish
    I·rish' noun sing. & plural 1. plural The natives or inhabitants of Ireland, esp. the Celtic natives or their descendants. 2. The language of the Irish; the Hiberno- Celtic. 3. An old game resembling backgammon.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/I/96

  8. irish
    Of or pertaining to Ireland or to its inhabitants; produced in Ireland. Irish elk. ... <zoology> See Elk. Irish moss. ... <botany> The head of a sail tied up. Irish stew, meat, potatoes, and onions, cut in small pieces and stewed. ... Origin: AS. Risc, fr. Ras the Irish. Cf. Aryan, Erse. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?i

  9. Irish
    adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Ireland or its people
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  10. Irish
    Irish whiskey noun whiskey made in Ireland chiefly from barley
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  11. Irish
    Irish Gaelic noun the Celtic language of Ireland
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  12. Irish
    `Irish` may refer to: * Ireland, an island in northwest Europe consisting of: ** The Republic of Ireland, until 1937 known as Irish Free State, a sovereign state ** Northern Ireland, a semi-autonomous region of the United Kingdom * Irish people, people of Irish ethnicity, originating from Ireland ** Irish diaspora, their dispersal to other countries ** Irish citizenship, citizenship of the Republic of Ireland * Irish language, a Gaelic language s...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish

  13. Irish
    • (n. sing. & pl.) The language of the Irish; the Hiberno-Celtic. • (n. sing. & pl.) The natives or inhabitants of Ireland, esp. the Celtic natives or their descendants. • (n. sing. & pl.) An old game resembling backgammon. • (a.) Of or pertaining to Ireland or to its inhabitants; produced in Ireland.Irish: words in the definiti...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  14. Irish
    (from the article `Montserrat`) ...by the time Christopher Columbus sighted it in November 1493, during his second voyage to the Americas. Columbus named the island for the abbey of ... ...from voting. Colonial leaders thus began using the physical differences among the population to structure an inegalitarian society. In the island ......
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/i/39

  15. Irish
    Irish is a English girl name. The meaning of the name is `From Ireland` The name Irish doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Irish seems to be unique!
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/girls/Iri

  16. irish
    1. people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
    2. made in Ireland chiefly from barley
    3. the Celtic language of Ireland

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4 July 2009

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It was on the 4th July 1862 when, while sailing with Dean Liddell's daughters, Lewis Carroll narrated for the first time Alice's Adventures Underground which he `began to write for Alice`. In 1864 this story became Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and MacMillan published it the following year. Alice is also the heroine in Through the Looking-glass and What Alice Found There (MacMillan 1872) and The Nursery Alice (MacMillan 1889). read more

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