Irish may refer to:
- Irish cuisine
- Ireland, an island in north-western Europe, on which are located:
- Northern Ireland, a constituent country of the United Kingdom
- Republic of Ireland, a sovereign state
- Irish language, a Goidelic language spoken in Ireland and by communities worldwide
- Irish (Junior Cert), a subject of the Junior Cycle examination in Secondary schools in the Republic of Ireland
- Irish people, people of Irish ethnicity, people born in Ireland, people who hold Irish Citizenship
- Irish (name), a first or last name
Famous quotes containing the word irish:
“But Irish had an old soul, you might say. He was a man with a great future behind him, already.”
—Angela Carter (1940–1992)
“I went to a very militantly Republican grammar school and, under its influence, began to revolt against the Establishment, on the simple rule of thumb, highly satisfying to a ten-year-old, that Irish equals good, English equals bad.”
—Bernadette Devlin (b. 1947)
“The rule for hospitality and Irish “help,” is, to have the same dinner every day throughout the year. At last, Mrs. O’Shaughnessy learns to cook it to a nicety, the host learns to carve it, and the guests are well served.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)