Old Irish

Speech parts

1. Old Irish - Noun

2. Old Irish - Proper noun

Meaning

Irish Gaelic up to about 1100

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Examples

He could have shot her from behind a hedge in the good old Irish fashion and probably got away with it. Agatha Christie

Loyalty is not a small thing. I'm an old Irish pol. No loyalty is owed, if no loyalty was given. Mike Murphy (political consultant)

I live again the days and evenings of my long career. I dream at night of operas and concerts in which I have had my share of success. Now like the old Irish minstrel, I have hung up my harp because my songs are all sung. John McCormack

Another possible origin is the Old Irish imb-fholc, "to wash/cleanse oneself", referring to a ritual cleansing. Source: Internet

Brigid Saint Brigid in a stained-glass window Imbolc is strongly associated with Saint Brigid (Old Irish: Brigit, modern Irish: Bríd, modern Scottish Gaelic: Brìghde or Brìd, anglicised Bridget). Source: Internet

Its root may be the Common Celtic *galno, meaning “power, strength”, hence Old Irish gal “boldness, ferocity” and Welsh gallu “to be able, power”. Source: Internet

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