Irishman
noun
Irish·man
ˈī-rish-mən 
1
: a native or inhabitant of Ireland
2
: a person who is of Irish descent
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The 36-year-old Northern Irishman opened with two bogeys in his first four holes but responded with birdies on Nos. 9 and 10.
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Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2025
Outside of its overall champion Tadej Pogacar, the Irishman was its compelling force, winner of flowers, minds, and the race’s super-combativity prize.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
And sometimes my mom and I would drive down and gaze at the White House and Capitol, so proud that an up-and coming Irishman could have beaten out all the other architects to play such a central role in conjuring the seats of our new Republic.
—Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
A week later, at Royal Portrush, the Northern Irishman (T7) again finished behind the American (third).
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
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Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2025
Outside of its overall champion Tadej Pogacar, the Irishman was its compelling force, winner of flowers, minds, and the race’s super-combativity prize.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
And sometimes my mom and I would drive down and gaze at the White House and Capitol, so proud that an up-and coming Irishman could have beaten out all the other architects to play such a central role in conjuring the seats of our new Republic.
—Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
A week later, at Royal Portrush, the Northern Irishman (T7) again finished behind the American (third).
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
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Irishman
noun
Irish·man
ˈī-rish-mən
: a person born or living in Ireland
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