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Etymology
Origin of Irishwoman
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at Irish, woman
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Former undisputed light-welterweight champion Cameron's only loss came to Irishwoman Katie Taylor in 2023 while 34-year-old Czech fighter Kotaskova has 11 wins and two draws on her record.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026
With Taylor in the corner towards the end of the round and the challenger prowling, the Irishwoman again let a rapid flurry go as she enjoyed the first success of not in the fight.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2025
Taylor, 38, edged out Puerto Rican star Serrano in a second classic contest in their rematch in Texas two months ago as the Irishwoman successfully defended her undisputed light-welterweight world title.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2025
Every one of them contributed to the scoreboard in their thrilling 10½-9½ triumph, with Irishwoman Sara Byrne going unbeaten.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2024
"Mrs. Milbanke," he asked, "is it true that when you dare an Irishwoman to do a certain thing, that thing is as good as done?"
From The Gambler A Novel by Katherine Cecil Thurston
In the spring of 1960, just before the publication of “The Country Girls,” which tells of two young Irishwomen entering adulthood, O’Brien went to a dinner party in Chelsea.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 7, 2019
It was a journey thousands of Irishwomen before her had made.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2019
Unlike the twee genre paintings of the era, engravings in illustrated newspapers depicted starving Irishwomen as abject Madonnas, their pathos augmented by the medium’s “coarse network of cross-hatchings … its lack of nuance or subtlety.”
From New York Times ● May 18, 2018
An estimated 4,000 Irishwomen travel to neighboring England each year for abortions.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 23, 2014
Miss Edgeworth and Miss Brontë were both Irishwomen, who have often, with all their outcome, the timidity which arises from quick and sensitive feeling.
From A Book of Sibyls Miss Barbauld, Miss Edgeworth, Mrs Opie, Miss Austen by Anne Thackeray Ritchie
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