stair, f. (gs. ~e, pl. -artha). 1. History. ~ na tíre, the history of the country. Ag foghlaim ~e, learning history. Leabhar ~e, history-book. Ó thús ~e, from the dawn of history. 2. Account, story. ~ Earcail, the story of Hercules. Tá startha fada aige ar na daoine a tháinig roimhe, he tells lengthy stories of the people who came before him. Startha suilt, humorous anecdotes. Ag tabhairt startha ar dhaoine, telling tales, spreading reports, about people. Lig de do startha, stop your gossiping. 3. Lit: Repute, fame. Fear ab ard ~, a man of high renown. Bean is fearr ~, a woman of fairest fame.