A first glossary of Hiberno-English

This book is designed for newcomers to the English spoken and written in Ireland. It features: over 500 headwords, including words of Irish (Gaelic) origin and English words no longer current in England, or used differently in Ireland; examples from a wide range of authors, and from the contemporary press; phonetic transcription of Irish sources; and, special sections on spelling and pronunciation, and on the changing status of Irish and English.