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IRISH LOCAL NAMES EXPLAINED

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VOCABULARY OF IRISH ROOT WORDS A B C D E F G I L M N O P R S T U

VOCABULARY OF IRISH ROOT WORDS

Da [daw], two ; da, daw, a.

Daingean [dangan], a fortress: dangan, dingin, dingle.

Dair [dar], an oak; dar, der, dara, darra, darragh.

Dairbhre [darrery], an oak forest, a place producing oaks; darrery, dorrery, darraragh, derravara.

Daire or doire [derry], an oak grove or wood; derry, derri, der.

Damh [dauv], an ox; dav, dev, daw, duff, diff, aff, uff, iff, and by eclipse, nanav.

Dearc, derc [derk], a cave; derk, dirk, dark.

Dearg [derg], red; derg, derrig, darrig.

Dearmhagh [darwah], oak-plain; durrow, durra.

Disert, a desert, a hermitage; disert, desert, dysart, dysert, ister, ester, isert, ishart, tristle.

Domhnach [downagh], Sunday, a church; donagh, donna, donny, don, dun.

Draeighean, [dreean], blackthorn; dreen, drain, drin.

Droichead [drohed], a bridge; droghed, drehid, drought, drait.

Druim [drum], the back, a ridge or long hill; drum, drom, drim, drum.

Dumha [dooa], a burial mound; dooey, dooa, doo, doe.

Dun [doon], a fortified fort, a kingly residence; dun, don, doon, down.

Dur, strong.

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