Anglo-Irish
persons of English descent living in Ireland.
of or relating to the Anglo-Irish or their speech.
Origin of Anglo-Irish
1Words Nearby Anglo-Irish
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How to use Anglo-Irish in a sentence
Quinn lost his fortune after he amassed control of 25% of Anglo Irish Bank, which promptly went under in the 2007 financial crash.
This book embodies the deep ambivalence of the Anglo-Irish, who no longer felt British, but were not accepted by the “natives.”
It is set during the Irish Civil War, when the IRA stalked the Anglo-Irish, who responded with a mixture of fear and indignation.
The big houses were the homes of the Anglo-Irish, the abhorred British ruling class, that dominated the landscape.
Sean FitzPatrick was the CEO of Anglo Irish Bank from 1986 to 2005.
The "cockles of the heart" is a common expression in Anglo-Irish.
Legends of Saints & Sinners | Douglas HydeThis idiom, borrowed from the Irish, is very common in Anglo-Irish.
Legends of Saints & Sinners | Douglas HydeBetween fifty and a hundred years ago the Anglo-Irish gentry, as all the world knows, were a wild and extravagant race.
It is safe to state that by far the greatest number of our Anglo-Irish idioms come from the Irish language.
English As We Speak It in Ireland | P. W. JoyceThis is one of the commonest of our Anglo-Irish idioms, so that a few examples will be sufficient.
English As We Speak It in Ireland | P. W. Joyce
British Dictionary definitions for Anglo-Irish
the Anglo-Irish (functioning as plural) the inhabitants of Ireland of English birth or descent
the English language as spoken in Ireland
of or relating to the Anglo-Irish
of or relating to English and Irish
of or relating to the English language as spoken in Ireland
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