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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
IRISH LOCAL NAMES EXPLAINED
Yellow Batter, and Green Batter, near Drogheda; batter here means a road. See Booterstown and Batterstown.
Yewer near Killashandra in Cavan; an anglicised form of Iubhar [yure], the yew tree. See Newry.
Youghal in Cork. A yew wood grew anciently on the hill slope now occupied by the town, and even yet some of the old yews remain; hence it was called Eochaill [Oghill], F. M., i. e. yew wood. See Oghill and Aughall.
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IRISH LOCAL NAMES EXPLAINED
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