: the fact or quality of being Irish

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From Saint to Stereotype: A Story of Brigid Caricatures of Irish immigrants—especially Irish women—have softened, but persist in characters whose Irishness is expressed in subtle cues. JSTOR Daily, 6 Mar. 2025 Redheads often fielded comments related to having a hot temper, being clownish, weirdness, Irishness, not capable of being in the sun, being wild (among women), wimpy (among men), and intellectually superior. David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1804, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Irishness was in 1804

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“Irishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Irishness. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.

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