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wild Irishman

Speech parts

1. wild Irishman - Noun

2. Wild Irishman - Proper noun

Meaning

The plant Isopogon ceratophyllus.

The plant Centaurea melitensis.

The plant Discaria toumatou.

the Wild Irishman

(railways, historical, slang) The train between Euston and Holyhead, in connection with the Kingstown mailboats.

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Examples

But I liked Yeats! That wild Irishman. I really loved his love of language, his flow. His chaotic ideas seemed to me just the right thing for a poet. Passion! He was always on the right side. He may be wrongheaded, but his heart was always on the right side. He wrote beautiful poetry. Chinua Achebe

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