portlaghrin
Fingallian
Etymology
Derived from Irish port (“jig”).
Noun
portlaghrin
- dance
- Synonym: frig
- 1689 James Farewell, The Irish Hudibras, or, Fingallian prince taken from the sixth book of Virgil's Æneids, and adapted to the present times. (Appendix: "Alphabetical Table" of "Fingallian Words, or Irish Phrases"):
- Portlaghrin,
- A Dance.