Cor'a·nach noun [ Gael. coranach , or corranach , a crying, the Irish funeral cry (the keen ), a dirge; comh with + ranaich a roaring, ran to roar, shriek.] A lamentation for the dead; a dirge. [ Written also coranich , corrinoch , coronac... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/159