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An Lorgain
English name: Lurgan · County Armagh
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
from lorga “shin” or “stalk”
Nearby & related:
Port an Dúnáin · PortadownLios na gCearrbhach · LisburnArd Mhacha · ArmaghAn Dún · DownAontroim · AntrimBéal Feirste · Belfast
Sources
- Wiktionary: Lorgain (Irish) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wiktionary: Lurgan (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wikidata Q1702713 (CC0)
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