3. These Dogs Are Distinct from Other Setters The English Setter’s coat coloration is very distinctive from its relatives.

Eight Irish English, or Hiberno-English, words that are "untranslatable" or "cannot be translated into another" are included in the Oxford English Dictionary's (OED) March 2025 update.

In its most recent update, the Oxford English Dictionary added Hiberno-English terms like ‘spice bag,’ ‘ludraman’ and ‘class’ to its lexicon, but here are other brilliant Irish-isms ...

It was picked up from the Scots and northeast English word ‘crack’, meaning loud gossip, banter or bragging. Craic then acquired its characteristic Irish spelling, and it has kept this since ...

IRISH terms have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary - including ‘spice bag’, ‘ludraman’ and ‘class’. Word boffins announced a raft of new additions today, with a focus on loan ...

The often-used pejorative of "racist" surely couldn't be slapped on the Irish in the way it had the English. Surely Ireland, which suffered Elizabeth I's dispossession of Roman Catholics ...

But did you know the Irish language has left its mark on the English language in more ways than you might think? From smithereens to tory, there are many common words that you probably didn’t ...