Difference between revisions of "Homerigh, castle and earthenhouse"

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* '''rígh:''' (''Irish'') king
 
* '''rígh:''' (''Irish'') king
  
* '''Castle:''' Howth Castle
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* '''castle:''' Howth Castle
  
 
* '''homeright:''' referring to the claims on the land by native Irish against invaders from Scandinavia and Britain
 
* '''homeright:''' referring to the claims on the land by native Irish against invaders from Scandinavia and Britain

Revision as of 10:45, 25 July 2007

  • Homerigh, castle and earthenhouse: HCE
  • Vanhomrigh: Bartholomew Vanhomrigh, the father of Jonathan Swift’s Vanessa (Hester Vanhomrigh); Vanhomrigh was the Mayor of Dublin in 1697-98 → HCE
  • home
  • Homeric: epic; referring to the epic poet Homer
  • rígh: (Irish) king
  • castle: Howth Castle
  • homeright: referring to the claims on the land by native Irish against invaders from Scandinavia and Britain]