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Definition of Planxty
1. n. An Irish or Welsh melody for the harp, sometimes of a mournful character.
Definition of Planxty
1. Noun. An Irish or Welsh melody for the harp, sometimes of a mournful character. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Planxty
1. an Irish dance tune [n PLANXTIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Planxty
Literary usage of Planxty
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M. B.: Including a Variety of by Oliver Goldsmith (1837)
"... Ogs,' ' planxty Maguire,' • Bryan Maguire,' ' O'More's Fair Daughter,' ' Mild
Mable Kelly, • planxty Kelly,1 • Receipt for Drinking, or planxty Stafford ..."
2. Irish Minstrelsy, Or, Bardic Remains of Ireland: With English Poetical by Turlough Carolan (1831)
"... planxty STAFFORD.i BY THOMAS FURLONG. When in sickness or in sorrow I have
chanc'd to be, My hopes my dear ..."
3. Real Life in Ireland: Or, The Day and Night Scenes, Rovings, Rambles and by Pierce Egan, Henry Thomas Alken, William Heath (1904)
"... for public good—A walk up the Canal— Out of town and still in it—Miseries of
London—A King kicking alive—BRIAN BORU moralizing—A planxty to the memory ..."
4. The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M. B.: Including a Variety of by Oliver Goldsmith (1837)
"... Ogs,' ' planxty Maguire,' • Bryan Maguire,' ' O'More's Fair Daughter,' ' Mild
Mable Kelly, • planxty Kelly,1 • Receipt for Drinking, or planxty Stafford ..."
5. Irish Minstrelsy, Or, Bardic Remains of Ireland: With English Poetical by Turlough Carolan (1831)
"... planxty STAFFORD.i BY THOMAS FURLONG. When in sickness or in sorrow I have
chanc'd to be, My hopes my dear ..."
6. Real Life in Ireland: Or, The Day and Night Scenes, Rovings, Rambles and by Pierce Egan, Henry Thomas Alken, William Heath (1904)
"... for public good—A walk up the Canal— Out of town and still in it—Miseries of
London—A King kicking alive—BRIAN BORU moralizing—A planxty to the memory ..."
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