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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 .
This is a list of nicknames for the traditional counties of Ireland and their inhabitants. The nicknames are mainly used with reference to the county's representative team in gaelic games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). A few of the names are quite old and well-known; most are recent coinages mainly used by journalists.
Lee Shippey (1884–1969), Kansas City Star, Los Angeles Times, San Diego Union, Del Mar Surfcomber; Hedda Hopper (1885–1966), Los Angeles Times, Syndicated Columnist; Walter Winchell (1897–1972), Vaudeville News, New York Evening Graphic, New York Daily Mirror; Drew Pearson (1897–1969), The Washington Post; Ward Morehouse (1899–1967 ...
R. M. "Bertie" Smyllie (1893–1954), editor of The Irish Times; Herbert Sullivan (1868–1928), nephew, heir and biographer of the British composer Arthur Sullivan; Bertie Troy (1930–2007), Roman Catholic priest and an All-Ireland Hurling Final-winning manager with Cork; Bertie Wijesinha (1920–2017), Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer
Ireland (official, English), Éire (official Irish name), Irish Free State (1922–1937), Poblacht na hÉireann (official Irish description), Republic of Ireland (official English description), Saorstát Éireann (Irish 1922–1937), Erin, Banba, Fodla (three poetic names), Hibernia (Latin name, also poetic, often used in adjectives and ...
Lá (Irish for "Day"; later known as Lá Nua, Irish for "New Day") was an Irish-language daily newspaper based in Belfast. It was the first daily newspaper in Ireland to be published in Irish. Lá Nua belonged to the Belfast Media Group , and was a sister paper of the Andersonstown News .
Steve Mason (born March 23, 1965) is an American broadcast personality based in Southern California since 1992. [1] He is co-host with John Ireland of the "Mason and Ireland" weekday show on ESPN Los Angeles 710 KSPN and previously hosted the pregame show for the stations broadcasts of the Los Angeles Lakers team until 2010.
True-colour satellite image of Ireland, known in Irish as Éire.. Éire (Irish: [ˈeːɾʲə] ⓘ) is the Irish Gaelic name for "Ireland". Like its English counterpart, the term Éire is used for both the island of Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, the sovereign state that governs 85% of the island's landmass.