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Nine English words you probably didn’t know came from Irish
From slogans to smithereens, you’ve got the Irish to thank for your craic-ing language (Picture: Shutterstock/Getty Images) St Patrick’s Day gets millions of people parading the streets clad in green clothes, with shamrocks painted on their face, celebrating Irish culture. Thanks to the hard graft of Irish migrants, Paddy’s Day is celebrated all over the world in 2025. From Sydney to Santiago, Dublin to Dubai, and Tokyo to Toronto, you’re bound to found some craic. Only St Nick could compete for the title of the world’s favourite saint. But you might encounter Irish words and phrases more often than you think. Some of our most beloved slang and terminology has roots in the Irish language, known to its speakers as Gaeilge From the nickname of the Conservative Party to our slang for having fun, and one of Britain’s favourite drinks, many have a surprising origin on the island of Ireland. Craic ‘What’s the craic’, you might ask your friends as an alternative to ‘what’s the story’ or ‘what’s happening’ when you meet them for a couple of pints down the pub. And you’ll be sure to have some ‘craic’ once the juices are flowing. Can you guess the link between Ronnie Scott’s famous jazz club and the Irish language (Picture:Ricky Vigil M/GC Images) It needs little explanation, but for the unacquainted, it’s a word meaning fun or a good time, that’s entered English from Ireland. But its origin is a little more complicated than that. Testament to the exchange of culture across these isles, craic actually started off inBritain. It was picked up from the Scots and northeast English word ‘crack’, meaning loud gossip, banter or bragging. Craic then acquired its characteristic Irish spelling, and it has kept this since returning to popular use in England. Chicago’s decision to dye its river green is a controversial choice some see as overboard (Picture: Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images) Galore This word for ‘abundance’ – you’ve got
From slogans to smithereens, you’ve got the Irish to thank for your craic-ing language (Picture: Shutterstock/Getty Images) St Patrick’s Day gets millions of people parading the streets clad in green clothes, with shamrocks painted on their face, celebrating Irish culture. Thanks to the hard graft of Irish migrants, Paddy’s Day is celebrated all over the world in 2025. From Sydney to Santiago, Dublin to Dubai, and Tokyo to Toronto, you’re bound to found some craic. Only St Nick could compete for the title of the world’s favourite saint. But you might encounter Irish words and phrases more often than you think. Some of our most beloved slang and terminology has roots in the Irish language, known to its speakers as Gaeilge From the nickname of the Conservative Party to our slang for having fun, and one of Britain’s favourite drinks, many have a surprising origin on the island of Ireland. Craic ‘What’s the craic’, you might ask your friends as an alternative to ‘what’s the story’ or ‘what’s happening’ when you meet them for a couple of pints down the pub. And you’ll be sure to have some ‘craic’ once the juices are flowing. Can you guess the link between Ronnie Scott’s famous jazz club and the Irish language (Picture:Ricky Vigil M/GC Images) It needs little explanation, but for the unacquainted, it’s a word meaning fun or a good time, that’s entered English from Ireland. But its origin is a little more complicated than that. Testament to the exchange of culture across these isles, craic actually started off inBritain. It was picked up from the Scots and northeast English word ‘crack’, meaning loud gossip, banter or bragging. Craic then acquired its characteristic Irish spelling, and it has kept this since returning to popular use in England. Chicago’s decision to dye its river green is a controversial choice some see as overboard (Picture: Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images) Galore This word for ‘abundance’ – you’ve got