deiseal — variant of deasil … Useful english dictionary
Sunwise — In Scottish folklore, or Sunward was considered the “prosperous course”, turning from east to west in the direction of the sun. The opposite course was known in Scotland as widdershins (Lowland Scots), or tuathal (Scottish Gaelic, lit. northerly) … Wikipedia
Tempo, County Fermanagh — Infobox Irish Place|thumb|left|name = Tempo irish = An Tiompú Deiseal scots = map pin coords = left: 47px; top: 110px north coord = 54.381 west coord = 7.453 province = Ulster county = County Fermanagh NI district = Fermanagh UK constituency =… … Wikipedia
St Brigid’s Well — BackgroundIn Irish mythology, Brigit or Brighit ( exalted one ) was the daughter of the Dagda (and therefore one of the Tuatha Dé Danann) and wife of Bres of the Fomorians. She had two sisters, also named Brighid, and is considered a classic… … Wikipedia
deasil — /dee zeuhl/, adv. Chiefly Scot. clockwise or in a direction following the apparent course of the sun: considered as lucky or auspicious. Cf. withershins. [1765 75; < ScotGael, Ir deiseal, MIr dessel, equiv. to dess right, south + sel turn, time;… … Universalium
withershins — adverb Anti clockwise, in the contrary direction, especially to the left or opposite to the direction of the sun. Ant: deiseal … Wiktionary
deasil — dea•sil [[t]ˈdi zəl[/t]] adv. cvb scot. clockwise Compare withershins • Etymology: 1765–75; < ScotGael, Ir deiseal, MIr dessel=dess right, south +sel turn, time … From formal English to slang
