a beautiful girl who was raised by Conchobar to be his wife but eloped with Naoise. When Conchobar treacherously killed Naoise she took her own life: often used tosymbolize Ireland
See also Naoise
Deirdre in American English
(ˈdɪrdrə)
noun
1.
a feminine name
2. Celtic Mythology
an Irish heroine who elopes to Scotland with her lover to avoid marrying the king: when the lover is treacherously killed, she commits suicide
Word origin
OIr Derdriu, prob. akin to MIr der, young girl
Examples of 'Deirdre' in a sentence
Deirdre
Most of that, however, was exclaimed over her shoulder - Deirdre had succeeded in dragging her out.
Delman, David DEATH OF A NYMPH
Like a card she wasn't sure she should play, Deirdre continued to obscure it from view.
Delman, David DEATH OF A NYMPH
Tina let something show, something which brought to the back of Deirdre 's neck an anticipatoryprickling.