Definitions

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  • proper noun Ireland Northern Ireland.

Etymologies

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Contraction of Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland said in the Ulster dialect sounds like Norn Iron and therefore evolved into a Northern Irish saying.

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Examples

  • Norn Noir is a play on Norn Iron, which in turn is a play on how people from here pronounce Northern Ireland.

    Interview with Stuart Neville (Interviewed by Mihir Wanchoo) Liviu 2009

  • I got to a point where I had to take a breath and consider each time I spoke about Norn Iron.

    Interesting language for the DUP David Maxwell 2007

  • The two are, to coin a much loved Norn Iron phrase, inextricably linked.

    Yes, libertarianism is history Burke's Corner 2007

  • If the wee man from Norn Iron can beat the life out of Spain, Sweden and England's best pretty much single handedly, then Celtic's back four shouldn't pose a problem.

    The Guardian World News John Ashdown 2011

  • If the wee man from Norn Iron can beat the life out of Spain, Sweden and England's best pretty much single handedly, then Celtic's back four shouldn't pose a problem.

    The Guardian World News John Ashdown 2011

  • No doubt it's a result of Scotland's genuinely competent win over Norn Iron last night in the Nations Cup, the third game in a row in which they've managed to score at least two goals, a feat last achieved in 1879.

    The Guardian World News Scott Murray 2011

  • It's an attitude no doubt influenced by the gloriously petulant response of Nigel Worthington, not to his team's defeat, but to the international retirement of George McCartney, who initially informed the Norn Iron manager of his decision by text before finally phoning.

    The Guardian World News Scott Murray 2011

  • Day one of my new job in Norn Iron, I was working at the Royal Courts of Justice (RCJ) in Belfast.

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • I also lost many dear and beloved British Army friends in Norn Iron � many more than I can say.

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • I also lost many dear and beloved British Army friends in Norn Iron � many more than I can say.

    Army Rumour Service 2010

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