bog Irish

Noun

derogatory plural plural-only

(derogatory) People of low-class Irish ancestry.

Japanese Meaning

（侮蔑的表現）低級なアイルランド系の人々

He apologized for the cruel epithet 'bog Irish' that his grandfather once used to describe their neighbors.

彼は、祖父がかつて隣人を指して使った、下層のアイルランド系の人々を蔑視する侮蔑的な呼び方について謝罪した。

Sense（1）

(derogatory) People of low-class Irish ancestry.

My friends dismissed him as a Kerry sheep thief and a bog Irish gombeen man.