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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 'l
och
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