"feis" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fɛʃ/ Forms: feiseanna [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛʃ Etymology: Borrowed from Irish feis. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ga|feis}} Irish feis Head templates: {{en-noun|feiseanna}} feis (plural feiseanna)
  1. (Ireland) An Irish festival, usually including folk music, dancing, and sports. Tags: Ireland
    Sense id: en-feis-en-noun-Litie3dI Categories (other): Irish English
  2. (Ireland) An Irish gathering at which new laws were decreed, as well as folk music, dancing, and sports. Tags: Ireland
    Sense id: en-feis-en-noun-867yXMkA Categories (other): Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Fèis, the Scottish equivalent, and eisteddfod, the Welsh equivalent

Inflected forms

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