Meaning of black Irish | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Alternative letter-case form of black Irish.
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2. An Irish person or person of Irish descent with dark hair, eyes, and skin.
3. An Irish citizen with African ancestry.

Examples

“The same usage still prevails among the vulgar as in the phrases, ‘black Irish’, ‘black Dutch’, describing certain well known types of Celts and Teutons (Hollanders, probably), differing widely from the prevailing type of either race in respect of their black eyes and hair, and gypsy-like, tawny complexions.”

“Those are the Black Oirish an' 'tis they that bring dishgrace upon the name av Oireland.”

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