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Deirdre

[deer-druh, -dree, dair-druh]

noun

  1. Irish Legend.the wife of Naoise, who killed herself after her husband had been murdered by his uncle, King Conchobar.

  2. a female given name.



Deirdre

/ ˈɪəɪ /

noun

  1. Irish myth a beautiful girl who was raised by Conchobar to be his wife but eloped with Naoise. When Conchobar treacherously killed Naoise she took her own life: often used to symbolize Ireland See also Naoise

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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At the hearing, the boy's barrister, Deirdre Fottrell KC, said he is "desperate" to return to the UK.

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Maurice Hudson and Deirdre Watson from Belfast are staying in a hotel just a few hundred yards from Mute Meadow.

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Deirdre agreed, adding money could be spent "a better way, for things like housing".

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"With the people of Derry/Londonderry not having to pay for the electric," Deirdre added.

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The DUP minister succeeded Sinn Féín's Deirdre Hargey in the role when Stormont was restored in 2024 after a two-year hiatus.

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