Irish words used in the English language

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Irish words used in the English language in modern Ireland include:

• Bunreacht na h?reann (Constitution of Ireland)
  • [Boon-roght na Hair-inn (the 'ogh' as in 'loch Ness]
• Uachtar? na h?reann (President of Ireland)
  • [pronounced 'Oogh-tar-on na Hair-inn.]
• ?as an Uachtar?n (Presidential Palace)
  • [pronounced 'Or-as on Oogh-tar-on]
• Taoiseach (Prime Minister since 1937)
  • [pronounced 'tee-shogh']
• T?aiste (Deputy Prime Minister since 1937)
  • [pronounced 'Taw-nish-ta']
• D?l ?reann (House of Representatives)
  • [pronounced 'Dawl Air-inn']
• Ceann Comhairle (Speaker of D?l ?reann)
  • [pronounced 'kyann kawyrle')
• Seanad ?reann (Irish Senate)
  • [pronounced 'Shan-nad Air-inn']
• |Teachta D?a (Member of Parliament; used as 'TD'.)
  • [pronounced 'T'yogh-ta dawla']
• Pr?mh-Aire (Prime Minister 1919-21)
  • [pronounced 'Pree-ve Arra']
• ?re (Irish-language name for the Irish state since 1937)
  • [pronounced 'Air-a']
• Saorst? ?reann (Irish Free State's name in Irish)
  • [pronounced 'Sare-stawt Air-inn']
• Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking area)
  • [pronounced 'gweyl-tah')
• Garda S?chana Irish police force -
  • [pronounced 'gorda shee-ghawna']
• Garda?/A> police officers
  • [pronounced 'gor-dee']
• Ard-R?/A> ('The High King' (of Ireland), name of the Irish overlord king in medieval times)
  • [pronounced 'Ord Ree']
• Radio Telif? ?reann (Irish national broadcasting service, RT?
  • [pronounced 'Radd-eo Tell-if-eesh Air-inn']
• Fianna F?l (The largest Irish political party, translation: 'Soldiers of Ireland'.)
  • [pronounced 'Fee-anna Fall']
• Fine Gael (The second largest party, translation 'Family of the Gael'.)
  • [pronounced 'Fin-a Gale']
• Sinn F?n (Political wing of the IRA, translation 'Ourselves')
  • [pronounced 'shin fayn']
• Ard-Fheis(eanna) (party congress(es) of Fianna F?l, Fine Gael, Sinn F?n)
  • [pronounced 'aard esh'(na)]
• Punt (Irish pound- now replaced by Euro)
  • [pronounced 'poont']
• ?ar? na Gaeltachta (development agency for Gaeltachta?/A>)
  • [pronounced 'ooda-ross na gweyl-tah']
• Bord F?lte (tourist board - literally 'welcome board')
  • [pronounced 'borrd fawl-cha')

See also:

• Irish language
• Place names in Irish
• Hiberno-English