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At least 22 presidents of the United States have some Irish ancestral origins, although the extent of this varies. For instance, President Clinton claims Irish ancestry despite there being no documentation of any of his ancestors coming from Ireland, while Kennedy has strongly documented Irish origins. Ronald Reagan's great-grandfather was an ...
Some Irish-language names derive from English names, e.g. Éamonn from Edmund. Some Irish-language names have English equivalents, both deriving from a common source, e.g Irish Máire (anglicised Maura ), Máirín ( Máire + - ín "a diminutive suffix"; anglicised Maureen) and English Mary all derive from French: Marie, which ultimately derives ...
A Irish language sign which displays an inflected form of the word Caisleán "castle" with a mutated c . Irish, like all modern Celtic languages, is characterised by its initial consonant mutations. These mutations affect the initial consonant of a word under specific morphological and syntactic conditions. The mutations are an important tool ...
Few pop songs evoke such an overwhelming, immediate rush of pure joy more than Dexys Midnight Runners’ No. 1 hit “Come On Eileen.” In the world of 1982 pop radio, there was simply nothing ...
Outside Ireland, the GAA is organised into regional bodies which have the same status as Irish counties, some of which compete in the same inter-county competitions. In 2008, the main Dublin and Down hurling teams were supplemented with second teams competing in the Nicky Rackard Cup , respectively called Fingal and South Down .
Kevin ( / ˈkɛvɪn /) is the anglicized form of the Irish masculine given name Caoimhín ( Irish pronunciation: [ˈkiːvʲiːnʲ]; Middle Irish: Caoimhghín [ˈkəiṽʲʝiːnʲ]; Old Irish: Cóemgein [ˈkoiṽʲɣʲinʲ]; Latinized as Coemgenus ). It is composed of caomh "dear; noble"; [1] Old Irish cóem and -gin ("birth"; Old Irish gein ).
21st-century women from Northern Ireland (10 C, 7 P) Pages in category "21st-century Irish women" The following 82 pages are in this category, out of 82 total.
Y. Edith Young. Categories: Irish politicians. Irish women by occupation. Women in politics by nationality. European women in politics. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata.