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Naoise

[ nee-see, ney- ]

noun

, Irish Legend.
  1. the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.


Naoise

/ ˈniːʃə /

noun

  1. Irish myth the husband of Deirdre, killed by his uncle Conchobar See also Deirdre
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

Sure, Naoise Ó Caireallain, Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, and JJ Ó Dochartaigh — known respectively under their rap monikers Móglaí Bap, Mo Chara and DJ Próvaí — could have gone the traditional documentary route, charting their rise from defiant West Belfasters to internationally recognized cultural heroes.

And while the movement to legitimize the Irish language in Northern Ireland gathers steam, Naoise and Liam Óg are little more than clubgoing miscreants just trying to get drugs to either take or sell.

“They have an opportunity to really listen, to do something about a terrible injustice,” said Naoise Connolly Ryan, whose husband died in the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash.

Belfast-based Naoise Muldoon said she has also reconsidered expanding her family.

From BBC

Naoise Connolly Ryan, who lost her husband in the Ethiopia crash, said she wanted justice for her children who had lost their father: "The deal between Boeing and the Department of Justice is not justice."

From Reuters

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