GLOSSARY

IRISH WORDS

A Athair – Father

Aengus / Óengus - One of the Túatha dé Danann, Irish god of love and war 

Aiteann - gorse bush also known as a furze bush

An gcloiseann tú mé, a dheartháir – Can you hear me, brother

Aos sidhe – people of the mounds, fairy folk

Bean sidhe – woman of the mound, a harbinger of death

Bhí mó bródúil asat I gcónai, a mhic – I have always been proud of you, son

Briseadh geis naofa – breaker of geas or prohibition

Brog / broga -- shoe / shoes

Cá bhfuilimid? – Where are we?

Caer Ibormeith – swan princess of Aengus’s dreams. Irish mythologial woman, who was magically turned into a swan 

Cailín - lass, girl

Cave of Rúin Ársa - Cave of Ancient Secrets

A chara / a chairde – friend / friends

A chéadsearc – my dearest love (literally my first love)

Cialleach – in folklore, the divine hag or queen of winter. If the

day is cloudy on February 1, she oversleeps and can’t collect

enough firewood, so winter will end soon. If the sun is shining,

she collects plenty and it will be a longer winter. Sort of like the

groundhog.

A chuisle — darling, dear (technically pulse)

A chuisle mo chroí – pulse of my heart/beat of my heart

Claíomh Ailbe – Sword of Ailbe

Codail go sámh — Sleep tight

Conmaicne Mara - Connemara, a region in the west of Ireland

Cormac mac Airt - legendary and likely historical High King of Ireland, living sometime between between the second and fourth century

Culchie - a person from the country

Cup of Cheartais — Cup of Justice

Dadaí – Daddy

Daideo – Granda

A deirfiur - sister

Dercad –  deep form of meditation

A dheartháir – brother (as in sibling)

Dia duit - Hello (Technically, God to you)

Dia is Muire duit - Hell to you, too (Technically, God and Mary to you)

Elixir of Suain Cráite – Elixir of Tormented Sleep

Ériu  – ancient name for Ireland

Fáinne na Eagna – The Ring of Wisdom

Fealtóir – betrayer

Féth Fíada – magical mist of the Túatha dé Danann

Filidh - professional class of poets who practiced divination. In   

Ciarán's priesthood, it is a seven year period immediately before full priesthood

Garda - the Guard, the Irish police force

Geis – a taboo or vow, either a prohibition or an obligation 

A ghrá  – my love (as a term of endearment)

Go dtí go mbuailfimid arís, a dheartháir - Until we meet again, brother.

Go raibh maith agat - Thank you

Gobshite - a braggart, a mean or stupid and incompetent person (derogatory term)

Gombeen - shady character, someone always out to make a pount (derogatory term)

Hills of ár Sinsear — Hills of our Ancestors

In ainm an Athar, agus an Mhic, agus an Spiorad Naoimh – In

the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

Is chuisle mo chroí thú — You are the beat of my heart

Is é mo chroí mise, anois agus i gcónaí, a ghrá — my heart is yours, now and always, my love

Lann na Leorghnimh — The Blade of Atonement 

A leanbh - child

Léine / Léinte – a tunic or shirt / tunics or shirts

Mamaí – Mommy

Mamó - Grandma

Manandán mac Lir – son of the sea god

Más é do thoil é – please

Máthair bandia – goddess mother

A Mháthair - Mother 

A mhic – my son

A mhuirnín – darling, my beloved (term of endearment)

Mo mhic dilis – my loyal son

Mumhan - ancient name for Munster

Oíche mhaith, a dheartháir. Codladh go maith – Good night, brother. Sleep well 

Ollamh - the highest rank of the Filidh or any group. In Ciarán's priesthood, it is the highest rank of cleric or major cleric

Ollamh Filidh – in Ciarán's priesthood, this is the highest rank of priest, the high priest

A paiste / a paisti - child / children

Sá ruithe geis – violator of a taboo or vow

Sabhaircín – primrose

Satire - a poetic curse that could vary in effect from mild insult to death

Saol gan bás – life without death

Scian na Lúin – The Knife of Lúin

A shagart - priest

A sheanathair - grandfather

A sheanchara - old friend

A shíorghrá – my eternal love (a term of endearment)

Slan - goodbye

Slan abhaile – safe home

Stop é sin anois – Stop that now

A stórín – little treasure

Straif - fourteenth letter of the Ogham alphabet, associated with the blackthorn, a tree known for its dark secrets

Ta mo chroí istigh ionat – my heart is within you / I love you

A tiarnán – my lord

Teamhair na Rí  – Tara of the Kings

Tir na Haislinge – The Land of Dreams

Tir na nÓg – Land of Youth, the otherworld

Tlachtga - ritualistic site where the Samhain fires were relit and

dispersed throughout the countryside

Tráthnóna maith – good afternoon

Triubhas – trews or trousers

Tuaisceart, Conacht – the area of Connaught Ciarán comes

from

Tuamaí Dearmadta – Forgotten Tombs

Túatha dé Danann -  a supernatural race of beings said to live in Ireland before the coming of the human race. They are said to possess magical powers and were forever young

Túatha de Uí Briuin – another túath or clan near Ciarán’s 

Túatha de Uí Fiachrach – Ciarán’s túath or clan

Ulaidh - Ulster

Veil of Cinniúna – Veil of Fate

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LATIN WORDS

Christe Eleison – Christ have mercy

Dominus vobiscum – The Lord be with you

Et cum spiritu tuo – And with your spirit

Kyrie Eleison – Lord have mercy

Paenitet me, dominus. Ego non intellego – I’m sorry, master. I

do not understand.

Per istam sanctam Unctiónem  - Through this holy anointing

Salvete frater . . . sit habitas in Christo – Hail brother . . . may

you live in Christ

MISC. TERMS

Black and whites = NY police cars

Golden Year – Every nineteen years. The guardianship

ceremonies were held during this year.

LIE – Long Island Expressway