( The TH in this name is pronounced like 'th'in 'with'. The last s shows plural number, as a race is generally referred in plural number. )
Kiraathas were people of one of the many races mentioned in Mahaabhaaratham. They were primely of the barbarian creeds but a region named Kiraatha region near Pippala province was mentioned.
The word Kiraatha also means a person of that creed who lives by hunting and sale of meat.
In the later periods, the word Kiraathas was used to refer to some way-laying tribes.