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6 days ago · Hiberno-English (/ h aɪ ˈ b ɜːr n oʊ, h ɪ-/ hy-BUR-noh, hih-; from Latin: Hibernia "Ireland") or Irish English (IrE), also formerly sometimes called Anglo-Irish, is the set of English dialects native to the island of Ireland, including both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
6 days ago · Expressions and Idioms in Hiberno-English. Ireland’s English is alive with idioms and expressions unique to its culture. Words like ‘craic,’ a term for good fun and entertainment, and ‘eejit,’ an affectionate term for a fool, enrich interactions. These regional sayings are integral to Irish English and reflect the Irish way of life.
Jun 26, 2024 · As already analysed, a core identifier of Irish drama is the use of Hiberno-English which can be considered to be double-voiced in being written in a unique English dialect that is formed by the residual presence of the Irish language.
4 days ago · Rhotic accents include most varieties of Scottish English, Irish or Hiberno-English, Canadian English, American English, Barbadian English and Philippine English.
Jun 10, 2024 · A word used in Hiberno-English for bog cotton, the white-headed plant that blows in summertime in bogs and moors.
Jun 8, 2024 · pidgin, originally, a language that typically developed out of sporadic and limited contacts between Europeans and non-Europeans in locations other than Europe from the 16th through the early 19th century and often in association with activities such as trade, plantation agriculture, and mining.
Jun 13, 2024 · Manchán also lists the many words that we use in English that have come from Irish and Scots Gaelic: words like 'bog' 'whisky' 'hooligan' and Tory. We also learn a bit of Hiberno-English along the way.