10 English words with Irish origins + Irish word that’s English

Some of the most colourful words in the English language originated across the water in Ireland. Here are some of our favourites…and at the end this video, at the risk of being thrown in the Irish Sea…we reveal the one word that seems to be the essence of Irishness, which is, in fact, from England.

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[edwardkelly]

Tory comes from the Irish word 'toirmeasc' meaning outlaw.

[nolan]

Galore come from 'go leoir' which means 'lots of' or 'plenty of'. 'Ceart go leoir' means 'ok'.

[conniemarshner]

He's wrong about galore- that's almost literally go leor, which means more than enough.

[twoonthewall]

Smashing comes from the phrase " is maith sinn" meaning that is good/ great, its smashing

[leeandrew]

I have ancestors from Ireland like my Scottish Welsh roots I love respect my huge family in the UK and this is a English man speak in England

[robertmcqueen]

A word you missed was 'Quiz'. The origins go back to the 19th century, when 2 Irishmen in Dublin bet each other that they could make up a word using the letters Q & Z, and get it recognised as a proper word. The winner was the word that most people remembered. The word Quiz won. The other word is lost to time. Interesting video.

[tonypate]

And then we have me late Granny ...who used GOBSHITE as and when needed rip you old bugger, still miss you.

[chrisgibson]

Hubbub. From the mid 16th Century and thought to be related to the war-cries and shout of "Abu" given in battle by Irish warriors.
This was the time of the wars of Elizabeth Tudor in Ireland and the Irish generally fought on their own terms using woodland, bog, fords and the like to their advantage.

[joemacdonnagh]

As a native Irish speaker, I can tell you that the word craic is a shortening of the word craiceann . It's means skin.
Its slang for a person. "An raibh móran craiceann ann."? Was there many/much skins/people there?.
Was it fun? That's why the word Craic becomes synonymous with the fun of social gatherings.
"Bá iontach an Chraic é.".... He was a great skin. " Cé'n chaoi a Bhfuil an chraic?" ...How's the skin..in other words how are you?
In east Galway they still say in English, how's it going old skin?

[MadraRuadh]

Banshee also came from the Irish Bean An Sídhe which basically means otherworldly woman.

[johnmartlew]

I liked all those words. They have a wonderful sound as they roll off the tongue. All the better for their origins. Except that last one. Crack-Craic ? That cracks me up.

[paulmasgalajian]

I subscribed to this channel not only because of its educational content, but also because I LOVE THE IRISH, as do most ethnic Armenians who know history !

[pamelafolger]

I love the young lady is holding a real dictionary 😊❤️‼️

[andrewg.carvill]

Below the walls of Dublin Castle, the Poddle a small stream that's now almost completely covered in, joins the River Liffey. Nearby there was a water mill, and as in many medieval cities refuse of all types went over (or under) the city wall. The mill was called Mullinahack, a name that remained on a small street that was there until late twentieth century developments demolished the whole street. Mullinahack is in Irish "Muileann a chaca". Caca in Irish (as in several other European languages) is human excrement. In a medieval document written in English it was referred to as Shyttclap Mill. The Dublin tradition of calling local landmarks by pointed nicknames is very old.

[finbargolden]

Missed kaibosh. To put the kaibosh on an idea or plan. In courts in Britain and Ireland, if a sentence of death was being delivered by the judge, it was customary that he would first don a black cap." Cap" in irish is "Caip", pronounced kype. "Death" in irish is "bas" pronounced "baws". Because it is the possessive pronoun, "bas" becomes "báis" pronounced "bosh".

[stiofanofirghil]

A lot of those I didn't know, but make so much sense when you put it together!! 👍

[andrewdevine]

Ireland and England have been influencing each other's cultures for centuries to the extent that there is an overlapping common culture in many regards.

[kell]

The English word 'spree' comes from 'spraoi' (both pronounced the same), which is Irish for 'fun'.

[dunneincrewgear]

The quintessential English 'Smashing' for something that is good is another word. It comes from the Irish 'is maith sin' meaning that's good!

[klunny]

Irish language is legendary and WILL come back