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Hirpeissawc

Hirpeissawc — being in celtic tradition.

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Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx

  • comparison: First of all, one notices that their names are singular: thus Hirpeissawc, ' Long-coated or Longrobed,' is a curious name for their king, as it sounds more like an epithet than a name itself (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume II > Chapter IX: Place-name Stories)

    "First of all, one notices that their names are singular: thus Hirpeissawc, ' Long-coated or Longrobed,' is a curious name for their king, as it sounds more like an epithet than a name itself."