The English language has absorbed numerous words from Irish, bringing a distinctive Irish charm and cultural nuance ...

But the post opened up an online debate, with a number of Facebook users replying to the Ulster-Scots Agency to insist that the word was actually "craic". One person wrote: "Isn't it craic?

That is probably confusing to an American. 'Craic' translates to fun, but it's a word we sort of use all the time for a lot of things. 'What's the craic?' kind of means 'How are you?' in a way.

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"The Craic" — pronounced "crack," the word means a good time or a fun social experience — ought to have a long afterlife following this production. I could see it being produced anywhere the ...

Friend too tiny to reach the top shelf? Only a little dwt he is. We’re all familiar with the word ‘craic’, which encapsulates the Irish sense of frivolity. Well the Welsh have their own word ...