Slur	Represents	Reason & Origins
Bog-Jumper	Irish	Many bogs in Ireland
Bog-trotter	Irish	Abundance of bogs in Ireland
Carrot Top	Irish	Hair color.
Cat-lick	Irish	Catholic - Cat-lick.
Clover	Irish	Clovers are prevalent in Irish society.
Clown	Irish	Not used so much as a racial slur, however, the classic clown is based on a stereotyped image of Irish people: bushy red hair, a large red nose (from excessive drinking), and colorful clothes often with plaids, and often with a great many patches to represent that the Irish were poor and could not buy themselves new clothes. With excessive plaid is a Scottish variation.
Coal-Cracker	Irish	Many Irish immigrants mined coal.
Donkey	Irish	It was cheaper to hire an irishman than a donkey in the pennsylvania coal minning days of the 1800's
Drunk	Irish	Irish are stereotypically drunks.
F.B.I.	Irish	Foreign Born Irish
Fenian	Irish	Refers to Irish Roman Catholic immigrants living in such large U.K. cities as Glasgow, Liverpool and Manchester. Also used by Protestants to demean Catholics in Northern Ireland. Irish republicans use it to identify themselves as a member of Sien Fienn, the political party of the IRA. Derived from Gaelic stories of the Fianna, a mythical group of warriors. Not inherently derogatory.
Fire Bush	Irish	Red hair.
Fire Crotch	Irish	They have red hair
Frotch	Irish	See: Fire Crotch
Fumblin' Dublin	Irish	Known as a slur for drunk, unemployed, Irish men. They are usually found under the influence outside of Dublin's bars.
Green	Irish	The Irish were once loosely called the green race.
Green Nigger	Irish	Mainly in US cities with large Irish populations. Used to denote the Irish, who many hold in the same regard as blacks.
Harp	Irish	Perhaps derived from the fact that Harp Ale is brewed in Ireland or that the Harp is popular instrument amongst the Irish. The harp is also the symbol of Ireland, a green flag with a harp is displayed by a lot of Irish people.
Hibe	Irish	Short for Hibernian (of, relating to, or characteristic of Ireland or the Irish).
Leprechaun	Irish	From the well-known old Irish myth of the chubby green-clad gnome (what happens when you mix Catholicism with Paganism). Popularized in America by Lucky from the Lucky Charms cereal and St. Patrick's Day.
Mackerel Snapper	Irish	It can be applied to any Catholic, Irish or otherwise. In the past, Catholics were forbidden from eating meat on Fridays. They got around this sort of the same way some vegetarians do, by eating fish (although technically this is not vegetarian, but "pescetarian"). Still observed in heavily-Catholic areas (they even have school/church fish-fry Fridays).
Mead	Irish	The Irish are commonly drunk on mead and mead-derived alcohols
Mick/Mic/Mc	Irish	Many Irish surnames begin with "Mc" or "Mac." Many Irish are also named after the famed Michael Collins, making Michael (Mick) a very common name. Not as derogatory as Paddy.
Mucker	Irish	Used in Boston because Irish immigrants could mostly only find employment helping to fill in the Back Bay which was at the time, marsh and water.
Narrow Back	Irish	The son or daughter of an Irish immigrant.
Nina	Irish	No Irish Need Apply (from the days of the potato famine and they immigrated to the US and nobody wanted to hire them)
Paddy	Irish	Used mainly in Britain. Similar negativity connotations as "nigger". Comes from St. Patrick and/or from the common Irish name Padraig. Also spelled Patty.
Paddy Wagon	Irish	Variation of "paddy." The term Paddy Wagon derives from the idea that the Irish were all criminals, and when the police came to quell a brawl or something of the like, they would just be rounding up a bunch of "paddys."
Plastic Paddy	Irish	Term used by the Irish describing those who grew up in the a foreign country (specifically the UK) and still identify as being Irish.
Pogue	Irish	Possibly from Irish Gaelic "pogue mo thoin", meaning "kiss my arse". Could also refer to the Irish folk group "The Pogues" who did popular traditional Irish songs.
Pot-Licker	Irish	During the potato famine, the would lick their pots clean to get every last morsel of food.
Potato Breath	Irish	The Irish are notorious for their love of the potato
Potato Head	Irish	The Irish grow potatoes.
Potato Nigger	Irish	Because they eat lots of potatoes
Potato-Eater	Irish	Irish eat potatoes. Used in Gangs of New York.
Proddy	Irish	Northern Irish Protestants. Shortened, diminutive form of Protestant.
Provo	Irish	Shortened form of "Provisional Irish Republican Army (I.R.A.)" which is the most noted of the pro Northern Irish independence terrorist groups.
Shamrock Nigger	Irish	Shamrocks represent Ireland's heritage
Shant	Irish	Poor Irish People. Derived from the shacks they lived in -- the shanty.
Shillelagh-Hugger	Irish	A shillelagh is a staff commonly use by the Irish
Sid	Irish	Small Irish Dick. Irishmen are proud of their manhood
Spud	Irish	The heavy influence of the potato in Ireland.
Spudnigger	Irish	Irish/Potato relationship. Also, Spudfucker.
Taig	Irish	Means "hero" in Gaelic. Used today as an insult by the Loyalist community in N Ireland.
Tater Tot	Irish	Irish Child.
Thick Mick	Irish	Commonly used in England where Irish immigrants did much of the manual labour. Thick meaning stupid, Mick as an abbreviation of Michael, a common Irish Christian name.
Tory	Irish	Bandit, from the Irish Tory Island, a noted have for bandits and pirates. Also common slang term for a member of Canada's Conservative party.
Turf-Cutter	Irish	Turf is peat moss, found in deep layers in Ireland. It was originally cut by most Irish farmers and used as fuel (an early form of coal). More modernly, it could apply to any drunk Irishmen working as greenkeepers, such as on golf courses.
White Nigger	Irish	Blacks called Irish Americans this during the 1800's in retaliation to being called "Nagurs"

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