Irishian

English Etymology From en Irish ian. Noun en archaic A scholar of the Irish language. en 1857 Transactions of the Ossianic Society 3 28 In these indeed, as in all the stories, there are abundance of words no longer used in conversation; but which are understood by the context, or which in districts where such pieces are read, there is always some Irishian sufficiently learned to explain. en 1893 Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society 182 himself an "Irishian," or Irish scholar, who assured me that he had it from a descendant of years ago.