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Many counties have multiple nicknames – for example, Kildare may be called "the short grass county" or "the thoroughbred county" [3] – while some counties have separate nicknames for the county and people: for example Wexford is often called the Model county, [3] and Wexford people are called "yellowbellies". [3]
This glossary of names for the British include nicknames and terms, including affectionate ones, neutral ones, and derogatory ones to describe British people, Irish People and more specifically English, Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish people. Many of these terms may vary between offensive, derogatory, neutral and affectionate depending on a ...
This is a list of notable Irish people, who were born on the island of Ireland, in either the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland, and have lived there for most of their lives. Also included on the list are people who were not born in Ireland, but have been raised as Irish, have lived there for most of their lives or in regards to the ...
Dookers (named after guillemot and razorbill, sea-birds once a popular food among Tarbert natives) Taunton T-Towners, Tants, Peacocks (from the football club) Piss-cocks (pejorative) Teignmouth Muffians Telford Telfies, Tel-chavs, Overspills (pejorative), Skelly-tels, Teletubbies Tetbury Tits Thame Tame Rats Thirsk Thir-skis Tideswell Tidsas ...
The list of regional nicknames used in English language includes nicknames for people based on their locality of origin (birthplace, place of permanent residence, or family roots). Nicknames based on the country (or larger geopolitical area) of origin may be found in the List of ethnic slurs .
Mick is a masculine given name or nickname, usually a hypocorism of Michael. Because of its popularity in Ireland, it is often used in the English-speaking world as an ethnic slur for Irish people. In Australia, the meaning also broadened to include all Catholics.
Poets and nineteenth-century Irish nationalists used Erin in English as a romantic name for Ireland. [2] Often, "Erin's Isle" was used. In this context, along with Hibernia , Erin is the name given to the female personification of Ireland, but the name was rarely used as a given name, probably because no saints , queens, or literary figures ...
Today, Ireland is made up of the Republic of Ireland (officially called Ireland) and Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kingdom). The people of Northern Ireland hold various national identities including Irish, British or some combination thereof. The Irish have their own unique customs, language, music, dance, sports, cuisine and mythology.