foireann
Definitions (by source)
[54], set of chessmen, soldiers, etc. 17 15, 32 21, 63 9, 71 17, 82 20.
Aithdioghluim Dána: A Miscellany of Irish Bardic Poetry, Historical and Religious, including the Historical Poems of the Duanaire in the Yellow Book of Lecan. Vol II, Translations, Notes, Vocabulary. Editor: Lambert McKenna S.J.
[N. 54] band; ds. foirind 2178.
Duanaire Mhéig Uidhir: The poembook of Cú Chonnacht Mág Uidhir, Lord of Fermanagh 1566-1589. Editor: David Greene. Translator: David Greene.
a band, a set of chessmen. léim...go fear foirne do-roighne, he made an attack upon the leader of a band (?), 2519; gpl. foirniodh, 2482.
Poems on the O'Reillys. Editor: James Carney.
f., troop, body, crew, set of chess-men, etc.; gen. foirne, 854-55, 10102; dat. foirinn, fuirinn, 853, 2081, 8375, 9756; pl. dat. foirnibh, 7737
Trí Bior-Ghaoithe an Bháis: The Three Shafts of Death. Editor: Osborn Bergin.