Irishry

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The Celtic people of Ireland. archaic, plural, plural-only

    "the whole Irishry of rebels"

  2. 2
    A distinctively Irish mannerism or expression; an Irishism.

    "Nor perhaps would it so much have mattered if it were Dorothy alone who was (to say an Irishry) drifting apart."

  3. 3
    In medieval Ireland, a territory inhabited by Irish people following their own customs. historical

    "For the period to 1300, Wales and Ireland may be described as frontiers of settlement, where ‘Englishries’ (areas of intensive English settlement) were interspersed with ‘Irishries’ and ‘Welshries’ (areas of native rule), so creating multiple, localised frontiers […] rather than consolidated blocs."

Example

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"A big bark nosed cautiously out of the mist, and was received with shouts and cries of, "Come along, darlin'," from the Irishry."

Etymology

From Irish + -ry.

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