Eight Irish English, or Hiberno-English, words that are "untranslatable" or "cannot be translated into another" are included in the Oxford English Dictionary's (OED) March 2025 update.

He could speak only Irish when he arrived – it would be two years before he gained fluency in English. Before he died, he recalled that, all those years ago, he “had to go to help my mother ...

A number of Irish-rooted words have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary, including morto, spice bag and ludraman. The latest additions to the dictionary show how some “untranslatable ...

You can check out at any time. More info A number of Irish words have been added into the Oxford English Dictionary, including spice bag, blaa, and class. As part of its March update, the ...

In its most recent update, the Oxford English Dictionary added Hiberno-English terms like ‘spice bag,’ ‘ludraman’ and ‘class’ to its lexicon, but here are other brilliant Irish-isms ...

IRISH terms have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary - including ‘spice bag’, ‘ludraman’ and ‘class’. Word boffins announced a raft of new additions today, with a focus on loan ...

But did you know the Irish language has left its mark on the English language in more ways than you might think? From smithereens to tory, there are many common words that you probably didn’t ...

The uniquely Irish culinary delicacy known as the “spice bag” has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary. The Oxford dictionary describes a spice bag as a “takeaway meal typically ...

A street named in honour of the British World War Two leader Winston Churchill has become just the second in a council area to be approved for dual Irish-English signage. Residents of Churchill ...

Spice bag', 'blaa' and 'morto' are among the uniquely Irish words that have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). The OED publishes monthly updates on phrases and saying that are ...

The often-used pejorative of "racist" surely couldn't be slapped on the Irish in the way it had the English. Surely Ireland, which suffered Elizabeth I's dispossession of Roman Catholics ...

MARK ENGLISH revealed his championship experience ... Today marks the final day of the championships and there will be plenty of Irish interest. Kate O’Connor competes in the Pentathlon, Sarah ...