EamonA male given name from Irish Éamonn, Éamann [in turn from Old English Ēadmund (“prosperity protector”)], variant of Edmund; variant forms Eamonn, Eamann, Eaman.
kishA basket used in Ireland, mainly for carrying turf.
SamhainA holiday, falling on the night of 31 October to 1 November, mentioned in Early Irish literature and celebrated by modern neo-pagans as the beginning of winter and the new year, and a time during which the spirits of the dead could return to the earth.
aislingA kind of Irish poem, developed during the late 17th and 18th centuries, in which Ireland appears to the poet in a vision in the form of a woman, lamenting the state of the Irish people and predicting the revival of their fortunes.
camogieA women's stick-and-ball sport from Ireland, almost identical to hurling.
pukaA small, usually perforated, wave- and beach-polished shell fragment formed from the spire of a cone, found along beaches of Pacific islands, and used especially to make necklaces.
fadaThe acute accent as used in Irish orthography to mark a long vowel.
GlendaloughA glacial valley in County Wicklow, Ireland, renowned for an early medieval monastic settlement founded in the 6th century by St Kevin.
dodderTo shake or tremble as one moves, especially as of old age or childhood; to totter.
geasA (generally magical) vow, obligation or injunction placed upon someone to do or not do something, which typically brings harm if violated and blessings if obeyed.
CormickA surname from Irish. from Irish or Gaelic.
keshThe practice of allowing one's hair to grow naturally, one of the five Ks.