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An Sciobairín
English name: Skibbereen · County Cork
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
perhaps from a diminutive of scib, from English “skiff”
The origin of this name is not certain. This is the meaning the sources below give.
Nearby & related:
Beanntraí · BantryCloich na Coillte · ClonakiltyMúscraí · MuskerryDroichead na Bandan · BandonCionn tSáile · KinsaleInis Faithlinn · Innisfallen
Sources
- Wiktionary: Sciobairín (Irish) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wiktionary: Skibbereen (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wikidata Q1930746 (CC0)
Meaning, etymology and pronunciation text is adapted from Wiktionary. The adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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