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In [[Gaeilge,]] a word for a restriction, proscription or [[binding]], usually implicitly magical in nature. The word is sometimes mistranslated as "curse".

A ''geas'' is a requirement or set of requirements placed on a person, and implies that some form of wizardry has been invoked to make the requirement/s binding. For example, the great Northern Irish hero [[Cuchullain]] had a ''geas'' imposed on him requiring him never to refuse an offered meal. Sometimes [[''geasa'']] have a time limitation included, requiring a person to do something in such-and-such a time. Breaking or violating a ''geas'' always has bad results -- often the death of the person who bears the ''geas''.

People can find themselves carrying multiple ''geasa'', which can severely complicate their lives if the ''geasa'' conflict. Cuchullain, for example, also bore a ''geas'' requiring him not to eat dog meat...so that, when the [[Morrigan]] in one of her many disguises offered him a meal, and the meal turned out to be Dog, the hero found himself caught in an impossible bind, one which was possibly responsible for his death. ([[AWAB]]?)

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 In [[Gaeilge]], a word for a restriction, proscription or [[binding]], usually implicitly magical in nature.  The word is sometimes mistranslated as "curse".
 A ''geas'' is a requirement or set of requirements placed on a person, and implies that some form of wizardry has been invoked to make the requirement/s binding.  For example, the great Northern Irish hero [[Cuchullain]]  had a ''geas'' imposed on him requiring him never to refuse an offered meal.  Sometimes ''[[geasa]]'' have a time limitation included, requiring a person to do something in such-and-such a time. Breaking or violating a ''geas'' always has bad results -- often the death of the person who bears the ''geas''.
 People can find themselves carrying multiple ''geasa'', which can severely complicate their lives if the ''geasa'' conflict.  Cuchullain, for example, also bore a ''geas'' requiring him not to eat dog meat...so that, when the [[Morrigan]] in one of her many disguises offered him a meal, and the meal turned out to be spit-roasted dog, the hero found himself caught in an impossible bind, one which was partly responsible for his death.  ([[AWAB]]?)

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-In [[Gaeilge,]] a word for a restriction, proscription or [[binding]], usually implicitly magical in nature.  The word is sometimes mistranslated as "curse".
+In [[Gaeilge]], a word for a restriction, proscription or [[binding]], usually implicitly magical in nature.  The word is sometimes mistranslated as "curse".
 A ''geas'' is a requirement or set of requirements placed on a person, and implies that some form of wizardry has been invoked to make the requirement/s binding.  For example, the great Northern Irish hero [[Cuchullain]]  had a ''geas'' imposed on him requiring him never to refuse an offered meal.  Sometimes ''[[geasa]]'' have a time limitation included, requiring a person to do something in such-and-such a time. Breaking or violating a ''geas'' always has bad results -- often the death of the person who bears the ''geas''.
 People can find themselves carrying multiple ''geasa'', which can severely complicate their lives if the ''geasa'' conflict.  Cuchullain, for example, also bore a ''geas'' requiring him not to eat dog meat...so that, when the [[Morrigan]] in one of her many disguises offered him a meal, and the meal turned out to be spit-roasted dog, the hero found himself caught in an impossible bind, one which was partly responsible for his death.  ([[AWAB]]?)

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	A ''geas'' is a requirement or set of requirements placed on a person, and implies that some form of wizardry has been invoked to make the requirement/s binding. For example, the great Northern Irish hero [[Cuchullain]] had a ''geas'' imposed on him requiring him never to refuse an offered meal. Sometimes ''[[geasa]]'' have a time limitation included, requiring a person to do something in such-and-such a time. Breaking or violating a ''geas'' always has bad results -- often the death of the person who bears the ''geas''.		A ''geas'' is a requirement or set of requirements placed on a person, and implies that some form of wizardry has been invoked to make the requirement/s binding. For example, the great Northern Irish hero [[Cuchullain]] had a ''geas'' imposed on him requiring him never to refuse an offered meal. Sometimes ''[[geasa]]'' have a time limitation included, requiring a person to do something in such-and-such a time. Breaking or violating a ''geas'' always has bad results -- often the death of the person who bears the ''geas''.

−	People can find themselves carrying multiple ''geasa'', which can severely complicate their lives if the ''geasa'' conflict. Cuchullain, for example, also bore a ''geas'' requiring him not to eat dog meat...so that, when the [[Morrigan]] in one of her many disguises offered him a meal, and the meal turned out to be ~~Dog~~, the hero found himself caught in an impossible bind, one which was ~~possibly~~ responsible for his death. ([[AWAB]]?)	+	People can find themselves carrying multiple ''geasa'', which can severely complicate their lives if the ''geasa'' conflict. Cuchullain, for example, also bore a ''geas'' requiring him not to eat dog meat...so that, when the [[Morrigan]] in one of her many disguises offered him a meal, and the meal turned out to be spit-roasted dog, the hero found himself caught in an impossible bind, one which was partly responsible for his death. ([[AWAB]]?)

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