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Feis definition

(Ireland) An Irish festival, usually including folk music, dancing, and sports.
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(Ireland) An Irish gathering at which new laws were decreed, as well as folk music, dancing, and sports.
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Noun

Singular:
feis
Plural:
feiseanna

Origin of feis

  • From Irish feis.

    From Wiktionary

Feis Sentence Examples

  • They were called by different names - Feis, Aenach, Aireachtas, Dal, &c. The Feis of Tara, in Meath, was from its origin seven centuries before Christ down to A.D.

  • The Ard-Rig was selected by the sub-kings and other leading men who legally constituted the Feis of Tara, the sub-kings by those under them in their respective spheres.

  • Feis Originally a parliamentary assembly in Ireland which later developed into a cultural and musical festival.

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