Definitions
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- noun Someone who has a
love ofIreland and/orIrish culture. - adjective Loving Ireland and/or Irish culture.
Etymologies
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Examples
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These could be "for yourself or your favorite Hibernophile."
Dirt on an Archaeology Gala Marshall Heyman 2011
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Although I confess to being a Hibernophile, liking Irish people and Irish music, and thinking that Irish immigrants are head and shoulders above most modern immigrant groups, I have written some articles about the great age of Irish immigration in the nineteenth century, which included the Gangs Of New York, the Draft Riots, and a cholera epidemic or two.
VDARE.com: Blog Articles » Print » Happy St. Patrick’s Day–2007 2007
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Although I confess to being a Hibernophile, liking Irish people and Irish music, and thinking that Irish immigrants are head and shoulders above most modern immigrant groups, I have written some articles about the great age of Irish immigration in the nineteenth century, which included the Gangs Of New York, the Draft Riots, and a cholera epidemic or two.
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Although I confess to being a Hibernophile, liking Irish people and Irish music, and thinking that Irish immigrants are head and shoulders above most modern immigrant groups, I have written some articles about the great age of Irish immigration in the nineteenth century, which included the Gangs Of New York, the Draft Riots, and a cholera epidemic or two.
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For Burgess, a well-meaning Hibernophile, the truth about the Irish is that they "are not sure what truth is, and they have a system of logic which defies logic" Preface, 1980.
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