Irishmen

English

Noun

Irishmen

1. plural of Irishman

Yola

Etymology

From Middle English Irisshman, equivalent to Eeerish +‎ -men.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌiːɾɪʃˈmɛn/

Noun

Irishmen

1. Irishmen
   • 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 116, lines 9-10:

     Wi Irishmen owre generale hopes be ee-bond——

     With Irishmen our common hopes are inseparably bound up——

   • 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 116, lines 10-11:

     az Irishmen, an az dwellerès na cosh an loyale o' Baronie Forthe,

     as Irishmen, and as inhabitants, faithful and loyal, of the Barony Forth,

References

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 116