Collocations for "Irish"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "Irish" in context.
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Irish
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- the Irish [Government, Parliament, Prime Minister]
- the Irish [people, culture]
- [has, speaks with] an Irish accent
- [speaks, talks] with an Irish [accent, lilt, brogue]
- has Irish [heritage, blood, ancestry]
- is of Irish [origin, descent]
- is an Irish [American, immigrant]
- Irish-American [immigrants, workers, families]
- among the first Irish immigrants to (the USA)
- his (great-) grandparents were Irish
- is an Irish [tradition, custom] (to)
- drink in an Irish [pub, bar]
- Irish [food, music, poetry]
- a Northern Irish [citizen, Catholic, Protestant]
- has a Northern Irish accent
- the Irish always [say, do]
- is a traditional [song, dish] of the Irish
- the Irish living [abroad, in America]
- the Irish have voted [in favor of, against]
- according to the Irish
- the [food, history, culture] of the Irish
- the [British, Scottish, Welsh] and the Irish
- all the luck of the Irish
- idiom, offensive: don't get your Irish up!
'Irish' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):