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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

Each [agh], a horse; augh, agh, eigh, etc.

Eaglais [aglish], a church; aglish, eglish, heagles, eglis.

Eanach [annagh], a marsh; annagh, anna, anny.

Eas [ass], a waterfall; ass, ess, assy, assa.

Eascu, eascan [asscu, asscan], an eel; askin.

Edar, between ; eder, ader, adder.

Eidhnean [inaun], ivy; eidneach [inagh], an ivy-bearing place; inane, inagh, eany, enagh.

Eilit [ellit], a doe; elty, ilty, elt, ilt.

Eisc [esk], a water channel; esk.

Eiscir [esker], a ridge of high land, a sand hill; esker, iskera, ascragh, eskeragh.

En [ain], a bird; naneane, " of the birds."

Eo [o], a yew tree; o, oe, yo.

Eochaill [oghill] a yew wood; oghill, aughal, youghal.

Eudan [eden], the forehead, a hill brow; eden, edn.

Ey (Danish), an island; ey, i, ay, eye.

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