Gaelic backstory of Cameron’s Tories

David Cameron might just be getting to know his Irish counterparts but the British prime minister may be interested to learn that the word “Tory” actually derives from Irish.

The Oxford English Dictionary has been researching the origins of common words that owe their origins to Gaelic.

Lexicographer Susie Dent recently devoted her origins of words section of the popular Channel 4 programme Countdown to the research.