What is "saoirse"

Saoirse (, or ; roughly ) is an Irish and Scottish female given name meaning "freedom", which became popular in Ireland in the 1920s.

Those bearing it include:

Saoirse is the Irish language word for "freedom" and may refer to:

• Saoirse (given name)
• Saoirse Abu, thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare
• Saoirse Irish Freedom, the monthly organ of the Republican Sinn Féin
• Saoirse na hÉireann, a small Irish republican paramilitary group
• Saoirse (horse), Canadian champion racehorse
• MV Saoirse, a ship participating in Freedom Flotilla II
• "Saoirse", a song from the 2009 Young Dubliners album Saints and Sinners

Saoirse (foaled 1996 in Ontario) is a Canadian Champion Thoroughbred racehorse.