Mrs Niall of the Nine Corsages
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Jump to navigationJump to search- Niall of the Nine Hostages: a 4th/5th century Irish high king, the ancestor of the Uí Néill family. He raided Britain, and, according to one account, he was deserted by his own men and conquered by the Romans.
- corsage: bodice. the upper part of a woman's dress; a spray of flowers often worn on a dress
