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Definition of Sidhe
1. Proper noun. Mythical hills of Irish and Scottish folklore, home of the sidhe race; fairyland, faerie. (defdate From 1793) ¹
2. Proper noun. ''Alternative capitalization of sidhe.'' ¹
3. Noun. Supernatural creatures of Irish and Scottish folklore, who live in Sidhe; fairies. (defdate From 1899, Yeats) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sidhe
1. sidh [n] - See also: sidh
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sidhe
Literary usage of Sidhe
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treasury of Irish Poetry in the English Tongue by Stopford Augustus Brooke, Thomas William Rolleston (1900)
"His very striking poem ' To the Leanan sidhe' shows a genius closely akin to that
of George ... To THE LEANAN sidhe' WHERE is thy lovely perilous abode ? ..."
2. Irish Literature by Justin McCarthy, Maurice Francis Egan, Charles Welsh, Douglas Hyde, Gregory, James Jeffrey Roche (1904)
"His poem ' To the Leanan sidhe' is eminently Celtic in character. He has been an
occasional ... TO THE LEANAN sidhe.1 Where is thy lovely perilous abode? ..."
3. Irish Lyrics and Ballads by James Bernard Dollard (1917)
"THE PASSING OF THE sidhe J. HERE is weeping on Cnoc-Aulin, and on hoary Slievenamon,
There's a weary wind careering over haggard Knock-naree, By the broken ..."
4. Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms & Superstitions of Ireland: With Sketches of by Wilde (1902)
"THE sidhe dwell in the Sifra, or fairy palace of gold and crystal, in the heart
of the hill, and they have been given youth, beauty, joy, and the power over ..."
5. A Treasury of Irish Poetry in the English Tongue by Stopford Augustus Brooke, Thomas William Rolleston (1900)
"His very striking poem ' To the Leanan sidhe' shows a genius closely akin to that
of George ... To THE LEANAN sidhe' WHERE is thy lovely perilous abode ? ..."
6. Irish Literature by Justin McCarthy, Maurice Francis Egan, Charles Welsh, Douglas Hyde, Gregory, James Jeffrey Roche (1904)
"His poem ' To the Leanan sidhe' is eminently Celtic in character. He has been an
occasional ... TO THE LEANAN sidhe.1 Where is thy lovely perilous abode? ..."
7. Irish Lyrics and Ballads by James Bernard Dollard (1917)
"THE PASSING OF THE sidhe J. HERE is weeping on Cnoc-Aulin, and on hoary Slievenamon,
There's a weary wind careering over haggard Knock-naree, By the broken ..."
8. Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms & Superstitions of Ireland: With Sketches of by Wilde (1902)
"THE sidhe dwell in the Sifra, or fairy palace of gold and crystal, in the heart
of the hill, and they have been given youth, beauty, joy, and the power over ..."
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