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Hiberno-Celtic

Irish \I*rish"\, n. sing. & pl.

  1. pl. The natives or inhabitants of Ireland, esp. the Celtic natives or their descendants.

  2. The language of the Irish; also called Irish Gaelic or the Hiberno-Celtic.

  3. An old game resembling backgammon.

    get one's Irish up to become angry.

Hiberno-Celtic

Hiberno-Celtic \Hi*ber"no-Celt"ic\, n. The native language of the Irish; that branch of the Celtic languages spoken by the natives of Ireland. Also adj.