fairy rath
fairy rath noun: a circular meadow surrounded by a wall or mound, inhabited by fairies.
Noun
fairy rath (plural fairy raths)
- A circular meadow surrounded by a wall or mound, inhabited by fairies.
- One gable of it was formed by the mound of a fairy Rath, against which the cabin stood endwise[.]1834, William Carleton, Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry: Second Series, volume III, Dublin: William Frederick Wakeman, page 229
- A woman of the Speen Tereen tribe, loved of a Peri, was taken away for five months to some fairy rath in Ginnistan, or elf-land, and, when restored, she was a “wise woman,” and had the gift of discovering where stolen things were, so that people came from distances to consult her.1834, Arthur Colnolly, Journey To The North Of India, volume II, London: Richard Bentley, page 169
- Synonyms:
- fairy fort
Synonyms of fairy rath
Forms of fairy rath
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Questions about fairy rath
- What does fairy rath mean?
- Fairy rath means a circular meadow surrounded by a wall or mound, inhabited by fairies.
- What part of speech is fairy rath?
- Fairy rath is a noun.
- What is the plural of fairy rath?
- The plural of fairy rath is fairy raths.
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