eirish

adj

1. (dated, not-comparable, proscribed)of the state called Eire or the Republic of Ireland, as distinct from the island of Ireland

   “The new Eirish constitution never mentions the Anglo-king or Empire. ... An Eirish Supreme Court takes the place of the British Privy Council as haven of last resort.”

   “I wonder whether there is an adjective governing the word "Eire." We have been listening to the Prime Minister and the hon. Member above the Gangway and the hon. Member for Down (Sir D. Reid) and I hoped that I should hear an adjective corresponding to the word "Eire." I do not know whether I should be in order if I said "Eirish."”

   “So far as the appointment of Consuls or even Ministers is concerned, His Majesty holds the same position for Eire as he does for Canada or South Africa. The only variance is that in the Eirish Act "King" is spelt with a small "k."”

   “The Board must realise that we may not be able to obtain satisfaction, as the question of Eirish neutrality raises political issues which have not yet been faced, and which the First Lord is not certain he can solve.”

   “It happened that in a talk for the Overseas Service he referred to Dublin as 'the Irish capital'. The disc had been played by mistake on the Home Service and so [George] Marshall had heard it. Johnston parried Marshall’s complaint by asserting that what he really said was 'It is the Eirish capital'!”

noun

1. (historical, uncountable)A proposed simplified standardised dialect of Irish for use by English-speaking learners

   “Every Celt under seventy can acquire Eirish ... the supporters of Irish mean to press for the official recognition of Eirish in the schools of Northern and Southern Ireland”

   “c.1940 Diarmuid O Murcu, Irish made easy (Eirish); a self instructor for the adult”

   “1952 Standard Irish vocabulary: an English-Eirish vocabulary containing about 2,000 of the most useful Irish words, and including the basic English vocabulary (Eirish Society: Dublin)”