Show definition A friend asked us why irishmen are called Mile we could not recall the detalia of the legend and resorted to two encyclopedias and to several dictionaries in vain on turning however to Worce worcester dictionary tio nary we found mii mildian Mil sian siah defined to be A descendant accor according accordia din diD 1 to irish legendary history of Miles lua iua a king of spa span n whose two sons conquered ireland and established a new nobility 1300 B 0 1 such definitions are indeed matters of supererogation we should not blame a dictionary for omitting them but we attach a superior value to on one ons e of which has them EN N Y ive eave post |