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Irishwomen

  • plural
    of Irishwoman.
    Irishwoman
    noun
    a woman born in Ireland or of Irish ancestry.

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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

Since tennis entered the professional era in 1968, only six Irishmen and two Irishwomen have made it to the main draw of a Grand Slam event.

From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2016

An estimated 4,000 Irishwomen travel to neighboring England each year for abortions.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 23, 2014

The Irish dance, like every other assembly composed of Irishmen and Irishwomen, presents the spectators with those traits which enter into our conception of rollicking fun and broad humor.

From The Hedge School; The Midnight Mass; The Donagh Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by William Carleton

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