fenian

UK /ˈfiː.ni.ən/ US /ˈfi.ni.ən/
adj 4noun 4

Definitions

adj

1

Of or relating to roving bands of hunter-warriors in ancient Ireland, especially the band led by the hero Fionn mac Cumhaill in Irish mythology; (generally) of or relating to the people of ancient Ireland.

2

Of or relating to organizations opposing British rule in Ireland, especially the Fenian Brotherhood and Irish Republican Brotherhood which were active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

3

Of or relating to a Roman Catholic, chiefly one of Irish descent or ethnicity.

4

Of or relating to the Scottish association football club Celtic Football Club.

noun

1

A member of a roving band of hunter-warriors in ancient Ireland, especially the band led by the hero Fionn mac Cumhaill in Irish mythology; (generally) a person of ancient Ireland.

Do you compare your psalms / To the tales of the bare-arm'd Fenians?

2

A member of an organization opposing British rule in Ireland, especially the Fenian Brotherhood and Irish Republican Brotherhood which were active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries; (generally) an Irish nationalist or republican.

3

A Roman Catholic person, chiefly one of Irish descent or ethnicity.

It was sound advice for anyone visiting Northern Ireland in 1999 and remains so today: do not refer to Protestants as "Prods", or to Catholics as "Fenians" or "Taigs", and whatever you do don't refer to your visit as "being out here".

4

A supporter of the Scottish association football club Celtic Football Club.

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