portlaghrin

Fingallian

Etymology

Derived from Irish port (“jig”).

Noun

portlaghrin

1. 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.