I nÉirinn na nGael, bunaonad polaitiúil agus dlínsiúil as ea an '''''Túath'''''.<ref>[http://www.dil.ie/42241 1 túath] ar eDIL</ref> D'fhéadfadh an ''túath'' a luadh idir an críocha agus an muintir ina chónaí ann.
'''''Túath''''' (plural ''túatha'') is the [[Old Irish]] term for the basic political and jurisdictional unit of [[Gaelic Ireland]]. ''Túath'' can refer to both a geographical territory as well the people who lived in that territory.<ref name=RIA>{{Cite book| first = | last = The Royal Irish Academy | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = 1990 | month = | title = Dictionary of the Irish Language | chapter = | editor = | others = | edition = | publisher = Greystone Press | location = Antrim, N.Ireland | isbn =0-901714-29-1 | url=http://www.dil.ie/42241| page = 612 }}</ref>
