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An Cóbh
English name: Cobh · County Cork
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
from English “cove”; the town took this Irish form when it was renamed in the 1920s
Nearby & related:
Carraig Uí Leighin · CarrigalineCorcaigh · CorkCionn tSáile · KinsaleMainistir Fhear Maí · FermoyDroichead na Bandan · BandonEochaill · Youghal
Sources
- Wiktionary: Cóbh (Irish) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wiktionary: Cobh (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wikidata Q733093 (CC0)
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