Irishness

noun

Irish·​ness ˈī-rish-nəs How to pronounce Irishness (audio)
: the fact or quality of being Irish

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Steer clear of the smaller ones. From Saint to Stereotype: A Story of Brigid Caricatures of Irish immigrants—especially Irish women—have softened, but persist in characters whose Irishness is expressed in subtle cues. Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 16 May 2018 The second album is about that detachment, and the third is about Irishness dislocated in the diaspora. Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 17 Apr. 2024 Douthat The story sketches lightly all the elements of Irishness that in a different movie would be layered on thickly, or overemphasized at another element’s expense. Heather Wilhelm, National Review, 30 Mar. 2023 The story sketches lightly all the elements of Irishness that in a different movie would be layered on thickly, or overemphasized at another element’s expense. Heather Wilhelm, National Review, 30 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1804, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Irishness was in 1804

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“Irishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Irishness. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.

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