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Although there is little surviving evidence of Irish culture, some elderly islanders can remember when the term " cilig " ( or killick ) was used to describe a common method of fishing for sea turtles by tricking them into swimming into prearranged nets ( this was dome by splashing a stone on a line-the cilig-into the water on the turtle's opposite side ).

The word cilig appears to be meaningless in English, but in some dialects of Gaelic is used as an adjective meaning " easily deceived ".

In Irish there is a word cílí meaning sly.

It is used in the expression, Is é an cílí ceart é ( pronounced Shayeh kilic airtay ) and means What a sly-boots.

Alternatively, the word may be derived from an Irish word for a wooden anchor.

Characteristics of older Bermudian accents, such as the pronunciation of the letter'd ' as ' dj ', as in Bermudjin ( Bermudian ), may indicate an Irish origin.

Later Irish immigrants have continued to contribute to Bermuda's makeup, with names like Crockwell ( Ó Creachmhaoil ) and O ' Connor ( Ó Conchobhair ) now being thought of locally as Bermudian names.

The strongest remaining Irish influence can be seen in the presence of bagpipes in the music of Bermuda, which stemmed from the presence of Scottish and Irish soldiers from the 18th through 20th centuries.

Several prominent businesses in Bermuda have a clear Irish influence, such as the Irish Linen Shop, Tom Moore's Tavern and Flanagan's Irish Pub and Restaurant.