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Thread #20521   Message #216473
Posted By: MartinRyan
23-Apr-00 - 08:00 AM
Thread Name: 'Milesian' or Militian' in CowAtePiper?
Subject: RE: 'Milesian' or Militian' in CowAtePiper?
Suzanne

Sorry about that! The Shorter Oxford says:

Milesian : Of or pertaining to Milesius, a mythical Spanish king whose sons were said to have conquered the ancient kingdom of Ireland about 1300 BC, or his people; Irish. L16.B n. A member of the people descended from the companions of Milesius; an Irish person. L17.

It was used as a poetic term for Irish throgh the last century.

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