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Some English words that were originally Irish are-
galore - from "go leor" meaning "lots"
brogues - from "bróg" meaning "shoe"
leprechaun - from "luchorpán" meaning "small bodied"
Tory - from "tóiridhe" meaning "pursuer"
gombeen - from "gaimbín" meaning "money lender"
shamrock - from "seamróg"
gob - from "clab" meaning "mouth"
banshee - from "bean sídhe" meaning "fairy woman"
smidgeon - from "smeachán" meaning "a little taste"
boreen - from "bóithrín" meaning "little road"
hooligan - from the name "O' hUallacháin"
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â 14y ago
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â 11y agoIrish has two form of 'to be' much like Spanish.
One of them is 'Is' with a past tense 'Ba'.
The other 'Bí' has a past tense 'bhí'.
'She was a fine woman' (Ba bhreá an bhean í).
'He was out of work' (Bhí sé as obair).
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â 11y agoIt's not an Irish word; it's an English word and has no meaning in Irish.
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