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Irish words used in the English language

For a list of Irish words that have been imported into English and other languages, see the list of words of Irish origin at Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Unnaturalized Irish words used in the English language, that have been officially and generally adopted in modern Ireland, include:

  • Áras an Uachtaráin (Presidential Palace)
    • [pronounced 'Awr-as un Ook-thar-awn]
  • Ard-Fheis (eanna) (party congress(es) of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, Sinn Féin)
    • [pronounced 'awrd esh'(ana)]
  • Ard-Rí ('The High King' (of Ireland), name of the Irish overlord king in medieval times)
    • [pronounced 'Awrd Ree']
  • Bord Fáilte (tourist board - literally 'welcome board')
    • [pronounced 'bawrd fawl-cha']
  • Bunreacht na hÉireann (Constitution of Ireland)
    • [Bun-ruckt na Hair-in]
  • Ceann Comhairle (Speaker of Dáil Éireann)
    • [pronounced 'kyann koar-la']
  • Dáil Éireann (House of Representatives)
    • [pronounced 'Dawl Air-in']
  • Éire (Ireland)
    • [pronounced 'Air-a']
  • Fianna Fáil (The largest Irish political party, translation: 'Soldiers of Destiny')
    • [pronounced 'Fee-na Faul']
  • Fine Gael (The second largest party, translation 'Family of the Gael')
    • [pronounced 'Fee-na Gale']
  • Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking area)
    • [pronounced 'gale-thuckt']
  • Garda Síochána Irish police force
    • [pronounced 'gawrda shee-a-cawna']
  • Garda police officer, pl. Gardaí
    • [pronounced 'gawr-dee']
  • Príomh-Aire (Prime Minister 1919-21)
    • [pronounced 'Preeve Arra']
  • Punt ('pound' (currency), was often used in English to refer specifically to the Irish pound, now replaced by the euro)
    • [pronounced 'punth']
  • Radio Telifís Éireann (Irish national broadcasting service, RTÉ)
    • [pronounced 'Radd-eeoh Tell-if-eesh Air-in']
  • Saorstát Éireann (Irish Free State's name in Irish)
    • [pronounced 'Seer-stawch Air-inn']
  • Seanad Éireann (Irish Senate)
    • [pronounced 'Shan-nad Air-in']
  • Sinn Féin (Political party in Ireland with ties in the republican movement, translation 'We, Ourselves')
    • [pronounced 'shin fayn' ]
  • Tánaiste (Deputy Prime Minister since 1937)
    • [pronounced 'Thaw-nish-ta']
  • Taoiseach (Prime Minister since 1937)
    • [pronounced 'thee-shuck']
  • Teachta Dála (Member of Parliament; used as 'TD')
    • [pronounced 'Chock-ta dawla']
  • Uachtarán na hÉireann (President of Ireland)
    • [pronounced 'Ook-thar-awn na Hair-in']
  • Údarás na Gaeltachta (development agency for Gaeltachtaí)
    • [pronounced 'ooda-rawss na gayl-thuk-thee']

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