=Ăn′trĭm=, a county in northeastern Ireland. =ȧ vĭc′=, my son. =Bĕl fȧst′=, a city in northeastern Ireland. =bē līke′=, probably; perhaps. =bīde=, dwell; stay. =blăck′thôrn=, a kind of hawthorn, bearing little black plums called sloes. Strong sticks are made from the branches. =blär′neў=, flattery; smooth, wheedling talk. =bō re͞en′=, a little lane. =Brī′[a+]n B[o+] ru′= (ro͞o), king of Ireland, 1002-1014. =chĭl′dēr=, children. =cŏl le͞en′=, lass; girl. =C[o+] lŭm′bȧ=, a saint's name. =Cŏn n[e+] mä′rȧ=, a name. =cre͞el=, a wicker basket. =Croagh= (crōg), a hill. =Crŏm′wĕll, Oliver.= Lord Protector of the English Commonwealth, 1653-1658. =Dȧg′dȧ=, an Irish god. =Di cho= (dē′ kō), an Irish chief. =Dŏn [e+] ga̤l′=, a county in northwestern Ireland. =Dŭb′lĭn=, the capital of Ireland. =dŭn=, a king's dwelling in ancient Ireland. =E′rĭn=, Ireland. =fēar′sȯme=, causing fear; timid; easily frightened. =Fĭ′ō nȧ=, an Irish princess. =fôr nĭnst′=, opposite. =frieze= (frēz), coarse woolen cloth. =Gāel′ĭc=, the language of the Gael, used in Scotland and Ireland. =Ga̤l′wāy=, a county in west Ireland. =Glĕn dȧ′lough= (lŏch), a group of famous ruins of churches and monasteries. =gŏs so͞on′=, boy; lad. =hā'′ pĕn nў=, a half-penny. =hāy-hăg′gard= (gērd), a stackyard for hay. =hĭl le͞en′=, little hill. =hĭg′gle=, to bargain; to haggle. =Hôrn Hĕad=, a rocky promontory on the northwestern coast of Ireland. =jäunt′īng-cär=, a two-wheeled vehicle used in Ireland. =Jẽr′po͜int Ăb′beў=, a ruined church and monastery in County Kilkenny. =Kĭl kĕn′nў=, the name of a city and county in the south of Ireland. =Kĭl lȧ′raght= (r[a+]t), a village near Boyle. =Lein′stẽr= (lĕn), the southeastern province of Ireland. =lĕp′r[e+] caun= (ka̤n), a fairy shoemaker. =Lĕt′tẽr kĕn′nў=, a town in County Donegal. =Lĩf′feў=, the river on which Dublin is situated. =Lough Gä′ rä= (lŏch), a lake in County Sligo. =Măc Co͞ol′, Fĭnn=, an Irish giant. =Māive=, queen of West Ireland about 2000 years ago. =mȧ vo̤ur′ne͞en=, darling. =Nĕl′sȯn, Horatio=, an English admiral, 1758-1805. =Ō Cŏn′nĕll, Daniel=, Ireland's silver-tongued orator and "liberator." =Og′ham= (ŏg′ [a+]m), a kind of writing used in ancient Ireland. =pēat=, a vegetable substance of roots, fibres, moss, etc., dried and used for fuel. =Pōrt rŭsh′=, a town in County Antrim. =po͜und=, British money equal in value to about $4.86. =Que͞ens′to͜wn=, a seaport in southern Ireland. =răth=, a mound or hill. =rĕd=, make tidy; put in order. =Rŏs cŏm′m[o+]n=, a county in west Ireland. =St. Brid'get= (brĭj'ĕt), a patron saint of Ireland, died 523. =St. Căn′ice= (ĭs), a saint for whom an ancient church in Kilkenny is named. =St. C[o+]lŭm′bȧ=, an Irish saint, died 597. =St. Cŏl′ŭmb kĭlle=, same as St. Columba. =St. Kĭ′ẽr[a+]n=, a saint for whom the college in Kilkenny is named.