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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

Gabhal [goul, gole], a fork, a river fork; goul, gole, gowel, goole, gola.

Gabhar [gour], a goat; gower, gour, gore.

Gaertha [gairha], a thicket along a river; gearha, geragh, geeragh, gairha, geary.

Gall [Gaul], a foreigner, a Gaul; a standing-stone; gall, gal, gaul, guile, gill, gullia.

Gallan [gallaun], a standing stone; gallon, gullane.

Gaeth [gwee], wind; gee, geeha, geehy, geeth.

Gamhan [gowan], a calf; gowan, gown.

Gamhnach [gownagh], a milch cow, a stripper; gownagh, gawnagh.

Garbh [garriv], rough, rugged; garriff, garve, garra.

Garran [garraun], a shrubbery; garran, garrane, garraun, garn.

Garrdha [gaura], a garden; garra, garry.

Gedh [gay], a goose; gay.

Glaise, glais, glas [glasha, glash, glas], a streamlet; glasha, glash, glas, glush.

Glas, green; glass.

Gleann [glan], a glen or valley; glen, glin, glynn, glan, glanna.

Gniomh [gneeve], a measure of land; gneeve.

Gobha, gen. gobhan [gow, gown], a smith; gow, goe, go, gown, goivan, guivna.

Gorm, green; gorm.

Gort, a tilled field; gort, gurt, gart.

Greuch [greagh], a marshy place; greagh, greugh.

Graig, a village; graigue, grag, greg.

Grian [greean], the sun; green, gren, greany.

Grianan [greenan], a summer house, a palace; greenan, greenane, greenaun, grenan, grennan.

Guala [goola], the shoulder, a hill; goolan, golden.

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