Irishmen

It failed like all the others; did more, perhaps, than any other to bind Ireland to the Catholic Church, and to alienate Irishmen from the English rule.

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 John [Editor] Rudd 1885

The eyes of the Irishmen were angry and serious, and yet not all serious.

CHAPTER IV 2010

If it weren't at an "anti-racism" conference, I'd probably defend the joke -- it was almost funny; and Doran is clearly from a different era, when calling Irishmen drunks was acceptable.

Ezra in Wonderland - Ezra Levant 2008

If it weren't at an "anti-racism" conference, I'd probably defend the joke -- it was almost funny; and Doran is clearly from a different era, when calling Irishmen drunks was acceptable.

Ezra Levant: May 2008 Archives 2008

But the Irishmen were a tough bunch — biting, kicking, flailing about with their weapons — while the Paras worked with clinical, methodical patience, covering each other's backs.

Civvies La Plante, Lynda 1992

The eyes of the Irishmen were angry and serious, and yet not all serious.

Chapter 4 1913

But just the same, that story about the Irishmen was a good one.

Dave Porter in the Gold Fields The Search for the Landslide Mine Edward Stratemeyer 1896

It'll be ` sharp's the word, boys, and look alive O! 'all through; ship the stones; off to the Rock; land 'em in hot haste; clap on the cement; down wi' the blocks; work like blazes -- or Irishmen, which is much the same thing; make all fast into the boats again; sailors shoutin '` Look alive, me hearties! squall bearin' down right abaft of the lee stuns'l gangway! '

The Story of the Rock 1859

The Kruboys in the north and the Kabinda boys in the south have been described as the Irishmen of West Africa: they certainly do the most work; and trading-ships would find it almost impossible to trade without them.

To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative Richard Francis Burton 1855

There are four "Irishmen," two in the daytime and two at night.

Little Folks A Magazine for the Young (Date of issue unknown) Various