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IRISH LOCAL NAMES EXPLAINED
A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T U V W YVOCABULARY 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
Ua, a grandson, a descendant; plural ui or uibh [ee, iv]descendants; `0' (in such names as O'Brien), hy, i, ive.
Uagh, uaimh [ooa, ooiv], a cave, gen. uamhann [ooan]; forms the terminations oe, oo, nahoe, nahoo, oova, ove, one, oon.
Uaran [ooran], a cold spring; oran.
Ubhall [ool], an apple; see abhall.
Uisce [iska], water; iska, isky, isk.
Urchur [urker], a cast or throw; urcher.
Urnaidhe [urny], a prayer, a prayer-house or oratory, urney, and with the article incorporated, nurny.
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