Hiberno-English

noun

Hi·​ber·​no-En·​glish hī-ˈbər-nō-ˈiŋ-glish 

hə-,

-lish

variants or less commonly Hiberno English

: the English language spoken in Ireland

Irish and British culture has numerous similarities due to proximity but the differences in phrasing inherent in the spoken language fascinate me. Even though it is the same language, Hiberno-English has … features influenced by the Irish language.

—Caroline, quoted in LeftLion Magazine

[Deirdre] Sullivan's ear for Hiberno-English and attentiveness to teenage worries makes this gorgeous horror tale all the more believable …

—Claire Hennessy

Hiberno English comes from the English Planters in Fermanagh and Tyrone.

—Belfast (Ireland) Telegraph

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above