Irish-American

A person that was born in America, but has ancestors from Ireland. They might actually have some fairly close family in Ireland. They are very proud of their heritage and have good reason to be.

He is Irish-American, his great- grandfater was born in Ireland.

by Ralphs June 21, 2005

Irish dancing

A wonderful, competitive dance that has two types of shoes you can dance in. There are soft shoes and hard shoes. There are many types of different dances like the reel, jig, slip jig, treble reel, treble jig, hornpipe, and many more set dances.

I love irish dancing, the music is so entergetic!

by Halie April 22, 2006

Irish Hoods

A vicious Irish-american gang based in NYC, mainly in the Bronx and Upper Manhattan, also founds in areas of Brooklyn, Queens and Yonkers, NY. Some suggest they are an off-shoot of the violent Westies gang, and sometimes are called the 'Lil Westies'. They are usually seen wearing dark green and many members have tattoos of the shamrock or sayings in Gaelic and wear the Celtic Cross. They're main rivals are the Bloods, Latin Kings and Trinitarios and they are allied with numerous Mexican, Italian and Albanian gangs throughout the Bronx. They do roll deep, usually 10 or more, and sometimes they also attack other African-American and Hispanics youths on random with their signature 'Stomping out' and they also attack with baseball bats and switch-blades, most members also carry 9 millies. they are a primarily young gang with many members still in High School. There are an estimated 200 something Irish Hood members in the NY area, despite their small numbers, they are still known as one of the most unpredictable, violent gangs around and they're heavy in the Woodlawn, Bedford Park, Bainbridge, Van Cortlandt, Riverdale, and parts of Pelham Pkwy areas of the Bronx and mostly in Inwood in northern Manhattan.

Irish Hoods are the wrong white boys to fuck around wit in the Bronx...

by UnKnOwN 718 May 25, 2010

irish

1. The most gorgeous accent ever
2. Some of the nicest guys i've ever met
3. Have fukin strong livers!
4. Pro golfers....well all the ones i met

I bloody love my irish
i cant wait to go out with the irish's again
Fergal is one fit irish

by Mir March 18, 2005

irish

Good, decent people from small country in western Europe. Have own language- hÉireann go bra(Ireland forever), have own type of moonshine- poitín, have own types of sport(Gaelic football and hurling), many are farmers, despise travelers, chavs, strong cheeses and the English. Fond of chips, tractors, the french, good whiskey on a Saturday night or after mass on a Sunday, usually quite religious, looked down upon by the English for bullshit long standing racial reasons and in general very kind, welcoming and generous people often involved in bilateral and multilateral aid along with peacekeeping and charitable organisations.

"you'll never beat the Irish!"
"Tiochfaidh ar lá"
"Feckin knackers"

by nopinkcreations November 21, 2015

Irish Republican Army

see IRA

The IRA owns you.

by IrishRepublicanArmy November 10, 2003

Irish Riviera

An affectionate nickname for the South Shore suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts. The "epicenter" of the Irish Riviera are the towns of Scituate and Marshfield. However, from north to south, Weymouth, Hingham, Hull, Cohasset, Duxbury, and Kingston are also considered to be part of the "Riviera."

The close-to-Boston suburbs of Milton, Quincy, and Braintree are arguably considered a part of the "Irish Riviera." They are definitely a part of the South Shore.

Inland South Shore towns including Holbrook, Abington, Rockland, Norwell, Hanover, and Pembroke are often considered part of the "Irish Riviera."

The Marshfield neighborhood of Fieldston is the most Irish-American section of the second-most Irish-American suburb in the country. The town of Stoneham, north of Boston, home to figure skater Nancy Kerrigan, has the highest-percentage of people with Irish ancestry in the USA.

by DFJD May 18, 2006