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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

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

A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y

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

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