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Irishness noun[ U ] uk /ˈaɪ.rɪʃ.nəs/ us /ˈaɪ.rɪʃ.nəs/ the fact of being Irish, or qualities that are considered typical of Irish people: He said his Irishness has helped him in his career. A kind of Irishness has been embraced as part of the American culture. She wanted to immerse herself in Irishness, but was disappointed at how few Irish people she met there. I was born in a place where Irishness and Britishness overlapped every day. The novel has become a celebration of Irishness, regarded as the pinnacle of Irish culture. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Countries, nationalities & continents: nationalities Afghan Albanian Algerian an Andorran Ghanaian Gibraltarian Greenlander Greenlandic Grenadian non-Russian North American North Korean Northern Irish NRI Vietnamese Vincentian Virgin Islands Welshman Welshwoman |