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- ACUSHLAdarling
- AEROGELA porous, ultralight solid-state substance, similar to gel, in which the liquid component is replaced with gas.
- AISLINGA kind of Irish poem, developed during the late 17th and 18th centuries, in which Ireland appears to the poet in a vision in the form of a woman, lamenting the state of the Irish p
- BALLYHOOSensational or clamorous advertising or publicity.
- BANSHEEA female spirit, usually taking the form of a woman whose mournful wailing warns of an impending death.
- BANTERSharp, good-humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation.
- BAWNA cattle-fort; a building used to shelter cattle.
- BIDDYA woman, especially an old woman; especially one regarded as fussy or mean or a gossipy busybody.
- BODHRANA type of frame drum used in Irish music struck traditionally with an animal bone, or in modern times, with a piece of wood.
- BONHAMA piglet.
- BOREENA narrow, frequently unpaved, rural road in Ireland, often characterised by a ridge of grass growing in the middle.
- BOTHERTo annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.
- BOXTYA traditional Irish potato pancake.
- BOYCOTTTo abstain, either as an individual or a group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest.
- BREHONA judge or lawgiver in ancient Celtic Ireland.
- BRISKFull of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action.
- BROGANA heavy working shoe; a brogue.
- BUNNYA rabbit, especially a juvenile one.
- CAIRDA travelling tinker or a tramp.
- CAMANSynonym of shinty (“stick used to hit the ball in the game of shinty”).
- CAMOGIEA women's stick-and-ball sport from Ireland, almost identical to hurling.
- CARGOOSEA species of grebe (Podiceps cristatus); the great crested grebe.
- CEILIA social event with traditional Irish or Scottish music and dancing.
- CHOOKA chicken, especially a hen.
- CHOOKEDA chicken, especially a hen.
- CHOOKINGA chicken, especially a hen.
- CLABBERSour or curdled milk.
- CLEEVEA large wickerwork basket for carrying produce or turf.
- COLLEENA girl.
- COSHERTo levy certain exactions or tribute upon; to lodge and eat at the expense of.
- CRAICOften preceded by the: amusement, fun, especially through enjoyable company; also, pleasant conversation.
- CRAICSOften preceded by the: amusement, fun, especially through enjoyable company; also, pleasant conversation.
- CRINETo wither, wilt, shrivel.
- CRUBEENAn Irish food made from pigs' feet, usually boiled.
- CULCHIEAn unsophisticated rural person; a rustic or provincial.
- CULLYA person who is easily tricked or imposed on; a dupe, a gullible person.
- DEASILClockwise, sunwise.
- DRANTTo drawl; to drone.
- DRISHEENA type of Irish sausage made from pigs' blood, suet, and salt; an Irish version of black pudding.
- DRUMLINAn elongated hill or ridge of glacial drift.
- DULSEA seaweed of a reddish-brown color (Palmaria palmata) which is sometimes eaten, as in Scotland.
- ELECTRONThe subatomic particle having a negative charge and orbiting the nucleus; the flow of electrons in a conductor constitutes electricity.
- ERICA fine paid as compensation for violent crimes.
- ESKERA long, narrow, sinuous ridge created by deposits from a stream running beneath a glacier.
- FAIRISHLYTolerably well; acceptably.
- FEISAn Irish festival, usually including folk music, dancing, and sports.
- FLEADHAn Irish music festival with competitions for the best performance on various instruments.
- FOLEYThe creation of sound effects, and their addition to film and TV images.
- GANSEYAlternative form of guernsey.
- GEASA (generally magical) vow, obligation or injunction placed upon someone to do or not do something, which typically brings harm if violated and blessings if obeyed.
- GELTA lunatic.
- GOBSMACKEDFlabbergasted, astounded, speechless, overawed.
- GOMBEENUsury.
- GRISKINA lean cut of meat from the loin of a pig.
- HOOLIGANA young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or other group.
- JOHNA prostitute's client.
- KAINpoultry, etc., required by the lease to be paid in kind by a tenant to the landlord.
- KELVINIn the International System of Units, the base unit of thermodynamic temperature; ⁄273.16 of the thermodynamic temperature of the triple point of water.
- KISHA basket used in Ireland, mainly for carrying turf.
- LIMERICKA humorous, often bawdy verse of five anapaestic lines, with the rhyme scheme aabba, and typically having an 8–8–5–5–8 cadence.
- MALARKEYNonsense; rubbish.
- MICKAn Irishman.
- MICKEYThe smallest distance that a computer mouse can move a cursor on a screen, which is used to measure the device's resolution or sensitivity.
- MURPHYAn Irish or white potato.
- MUSHAAn expression of surprise.
- OLLAMHIn Irish history, a man of science or learning, equivalent to a university professor.
- OMADHAUNA fool or simpleton; someone out of their senses.
- PEELERA police officer.
- PHONYFraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance.
- PISHOGUEMagic, witchcraft; a spell, especially one designed to cause or cure illnesses to man or beast, or to increase or decrease the quantities of farm products such as butter or milk.
- PRATYA potato.
- QUAICHA traditional shallow, two-handled cup of Scottish origin symbolizing friendship, originally used to toast the arrival or departure of a visitor.
- RATHA walled enclosure, especially in Ireland; a ringfort built sometime between the Iron Age and the Viking Age.
- RUCTIONA noisy quarrel or fight.
- SCRAWA sod of grass-grown turf from the surface of a bog or from a field.
- SHINDYA shindig.
- SHIRALEEBurden; load. A type of swag that when rolled up resembles a leg of mutton, carried over the shoulder, usually with another load on the chest to balance it.
- SIDHEA fairy in Gaelic folklore (a member of the Sidhe).
- SLANEA one-eared spade for cutting turf or peat, consisting of an iron flat-bladed head and a long wooden shaft.
- SLIOTARA hard ball, similar in size to a baseball, used in hurling.
- SQUIREENA minor squire; a small landowner.
- STREELA disreputable woman, a slut.
- TAIGAn Irish Catholic.
- TARAGoodbye.
- TILLYAn extra product given to a customer at no additional charge; a lagniappe.
- TOCHERA dowry.
- TREWSTrousers, especially if close-fitting and tartan.
- TUATHA tribe or group of people in Ireland, having a loose voluntary system of governance entered into through contracts by all members.
- TURLOUGHA temporary lake in an area of limestone, filled by rising groundwater during the rainy winter season.
- USQUEwhisky
- VOTEENAn ostentatiously pious person.
- WISHAAn expression of surprise.