Could anyone tell me why?

Question

The Irish Prime minister is call a Taoseach, what does the actual word mean and where does it originate ?

Answer 1

some photo about Taoseach.....

http://www.ffjq.com/Taoseach

Answer 2

Though the Taoiseach is described in the Constitution of Ireland as "the head of the Government or Prime Minister", its literal translation is "leader" or "chief". Some historians suggest that in ancient Ireland (whence these terms originate), a taoiseach was a minor king, while a tánaiste was a governor placed in a kingdom whose king had been deposed or, more usually, his heir-apparent. In Scottish Gaelic, tòiseach translates as clan chief and both words originally had similar meaning in the Goidelic languages of Scotland and Ireland. The related Welsh language word tywysog (current meaning "prince" - from "tywys", to lead) appears to have had a similar meaning.

Answer 3

Its the irish for Prime minister