<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>Of, relating to, or characteristic of Ireland, its inhabitants, or their language.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>The inhabitants of Ireland and their descendants elsewhere.</li><li>The aboriginal Celtic-speaking people of Ireland.</li><li>Also called Irish Gaelic.</li><li>The Celtic language of Ireland in its historical or modern form: Ir, Ir. Compare Middle Irish, Old Irish.</li><li>Irish English.</li><li>Irish whiskey.</li></ul>