Sentence examples for is of Irish from inspiring English sources

In their eight years there, Mr. Griffin, who is of Irish descent, and Mrs. Griffin, who is from Honduras, dreamed of putting down deeper roots by buying a home in the area, which is predominantly Hispanic.

He was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, graduated from Farmington Hills Harrison High School, and is of Irish ancestry.

Biden, who dropped out of the presidential race in Iowa in January, is of Irish Catholic heritage but is in favour of abortion rights, a key issue in US elections.

Mr. Dodd, who is of Irish extraction, wore a green tie in honor of St. Patrick's Day, while Mr. Lieberman sported bright green socks, and a tie with shamrocks.

While this holiday is of Irish descent, you don't have to be Irish or in Ireland to celebrate.

The second, new, from Ireland, was a gift from the bridegroom's mother, who is of Irish descent.

The families' years of protest had drawn a measure of mockery from some quarters, including an article in 2004 in The Spectator, a conservative weekly, in which Boris Johnson, now mayor of London, accused the people of Liverpool, particularly the one-third of the population that is of Irish descent, of "wallowing" in their "victim status" over Hillsborough.

She is of Irish descent and said that she had always been curious about dance in Ireland.