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The Déisi were a social class in Ireland between the ancient and early medieval period. The various peoples listed under the heading déis shared a similar status in Gaelic Ireland, and had little or no actual kinship, though they were often thought of as genetically related.
The Expulsion of the Déisi is a medieval Irish narrative of the Cycles of the Kings. It dates approximately to the 8th century, but survives only in manuscripts of a much later date. It describes the fictional history of the Déisi, a group that had gained
The Dalcassians ( Irish: Dál gCais [ˌd̪ˠaːlˠ ˈɡaʃ]) are a Gaelic Irish clan, generally accepted by contemporary scholarship as being a branch of the Déisi Muman, that became very powerful in Ireland during the 10th century. Their genealogies claimed descent from Tál Cas.
The Dál gCais as we know them emerged from the Deisi Becc (Small Deisi, as opposed to the Déisi Mumhan of Waterford), who controlled a strip of land stretching from the Ballyhoura Mountains to the Shannon. They were divided into two groups, An Déis Deiscirt (Southern Deisi) and An Déisi Tuaiscirt (Northern Deisi), who shared a common ancestry.
Overview. Déisi. Quick Reference. Old Irish for tenants or vassals, was the name of a number of communities in early Ireland. These included Déisi Temro (of Tara), otherwise Déisi Breg, who were located in ... From: Déisi in The Oxford Companion to Irish History » Subjects: Religion. Related content in Oxford Reference. Reference entries. Déisi.
Dec 8, 2020 · Some believe that the term “Desi” refers exclusively to Indians and excludes other South Asians. They also claim that it seems to primarily identify a section of dominant, upper-caste Indians,...
The Déisi were a class of peoples in ancient and medieval Ireland. The term is Old Irish, and derives from the word déis, meaning "vassal" or "subject"; in its original sense, it designated groups who were vassals or rent-payers to a landowner. [1]
