rath
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of rath
C16: from Irish Gaelic
Example Sentences
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The latest message, An mbeidh rath ar pháirtí úr Mhic Rath? translates as, Will there be success for McCrea's new party?
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2013
The word rath means success and is contained in the surname Mac Rath, the Irish form of McCrea.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2013
He suggested that the fence wire be strung over the rath instead of cutting through it.
From Time Magazine Archive
Their foreman sent for a government inspector, a citified cynic who believed the rath was nothing more than an ancient burial mound.
From Time Magazine Archive
There is a parish in Westmeath in which there are three place names beginning with rath, and three with kill, none of which is mentioned in the printed list of townlands.
From Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland by Russell, T. O.
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