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:
“The Irish are often nervous about having the appropriate face for the occasion. They have to be happy at weddings, which is a strain, so they get depressed; they have to be sad at funerals, which is easy, so they get happy.”
—Peggy Noonan (b. 1950)
“The Irish are a fair people; they never speak well of one another.”
—Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)
“For generations, a wide range of shooting in Northern Ireland has provided all sections of the population with a pastime which ... has occupied a great deal of leisure time. Unlike many other countries, the outstanding characteristic of the sport has been that it was not confined to any one class.”
—Northern Irish Tourist Board. quoted in New Statesman (London, Aug. 29, 1969)