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List of English words of Irish origin - This is a list of English language words of Irish origin, including from the Celtic Irish language and the Germanic Hiberno-English and Ulster Scots languages.

Irish calendar - The Irish calendar does not observe the typical astronomical seasons (beginning, in the Northern Hemisphere, on the equinoxes and solstices), or the meteorological seasons (beginning on March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1), but rather centers the seasons around the solstices and equinoxes (so that, for instance, midsummer falls on the summer solstice), beginning the seasons at the approximate halfway points between solstice and equinox, following the seasons of the ancient Celts (see below) which are pre-Christian in origin. This Celtic origin is particularly evident in the Irish naming of many of the months: some names, like May (Bealtaine), August (Lughnasadh/LÃºnasa) and November (Samhain, sometimes also in the form of MÃ na Samhna) were the names of pagan Celtic ...

Irish Traveller - Irish Travellers are a nomadic or itinerant people of Irish origin living in Ireland, Great Britain and the United States. They refer to themselves as The Pavee.

Irish crochet - Irish crochet is a type of lace, which has its origin in the famine years of the 19th century in Ireland. It has been conducted by nuns from the Venetian needlepoint lace, which is also a raised lace like Irish Crochet.

Suggested Web Sites

Irish Theatre Project - Irish-American women's organization in central Ohio, producing original works that take a reflective look at Ireland. Membership form, calendar of events, and links.

Toronto Irish Players - Offers a mix of the Irish classics, contemporary Irish scripts and two original plays by young Irish American playwrights. Provides coming season schedule and festival information.

Irish Traveller - Hyperlinked article about nomadic or itinerant people of Irish origin living in Ireland, Great Britain and the United States, covering their history, language, customs, and relationship with settled cultures. [Wikipedia]

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English to Irish Translation - English to Irish Translation Treasury of Irish Love Poems, Proverbs & Triads in Irish and English by Gabriel Rosenstock, This compilation of over 70 Irish ...

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English Irish Translation - English Irish Translation Treasury of Irish Love Poems, Proverbs & Triads in Irish and English by Gabriel Rosenstock, This compilation of over 70 Irish ...

Irish Architecture - Irish Architecture The Irish Round Tower: Origins and Architecture Explored The Irish Round Tower: Origins and Architecture Explored Elleen Gray by Caroline Constant, Extremely ...

Irish Poetry - Irish Poetry Medieval Irish Lyrics by Barbara Hughes Fowler, This anthology offers modern readers modern, new translations of the lyric poetry ...