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Baile Átha Í
English name: Athy · County Kildare
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
“town of the ford of Ae”, a chieftain said to have been killed at the crossing; Í may instead mean “yew tree”
The origin of this name is not certain. This is the meaning the sources below give.
Broken down
Nearby & related:
Baile Átha Cliath · DublinBaile Átha Luain · AthloneBaile Brigín · BalbrigganCeatharlach · CarlowCill Dara · KildarePort Laoise · Port Laoise
Sources
Meaning, etymology and pronunciation text is adapted from Wiktionary. The adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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