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Irish word

lios

fairy fort, ringfort

nounmasculine/l̠ʲɪsˠ/

lios means “fairy fort, ringfort” in Irish and is used as a noun. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /l̠ʲɪsˠ/.

Definitions

  • ringfort
  • fairy mound
  • enclosed ground of dwelling-house

lios in context

i dTigh Oibre Lios Thuathail, ó Thuath-Cheanntar Ghleann Chorbraighe, d'aistriú chun an Ospidéil Chontae i gCrom.

in Listowel Workhouse, belonging to Glin Rural District, be transferred to the County Hospital at Croom.

C1

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