...themselves, among the Gaedhil. The Rath was a simple circular wall or enclosure of raised т11" Лв'*earth, enclosing a space of more or less extent, in which...officers or chief men of the tribe or court. Sometimes abo the Rath consisted of two or three concentric walls or circumvallations ; but it does not 'appear...

...are : rath, Us, dun, cathair, caisel. The rath is thus described by Mr. Eugene O'Curry1 : — " It was a simple circular wall or enclosure of raised...rath consisted of two or three concentric walls or circuuivallations ; but it does not appear that the erection so called was ever intended to be surrounded...

...number of the ramparts and fosses constituted the importance of the dwelling. O'Curry considers that a rath was "a simple circular wall or enclosure of raised...of the officers or chief men of the tribe or court ; " but he adds that "sometimes also the rath consisted of two or three concentric walls or circumvallations."...

...O'Curry's definition of a rath : "The rath was a simple circular wall or enclosure of raised eartli .... in which stood the residence of the chief, and sometimes the dwellings of one or more officers or chief men of the tribe or court " (Manners and Customs of the Ancient Lri»h, iii. p. 3)....

...circular wall or enclosure of raised earth, similar to the small forums, or "djema," seen in Alge1ia, in which stood the residence of the chief, and sometimes the dwellings of one or more officers or chief men of the tribe. Iron nails point to a wooden structure. There is no evidence of...