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Carn Domhnach

English name: Carndonagh · County Donegal

Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation

Meaning

“cairn of the church”

Broken down
carn
↓
cairn
1 place name
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Nearby & related:
Doire · DerryCúil Raithin · ColeraineLeitir Ceanainn · LetterkennyAn Srath Bán · StrabaneAn Bhanna · BannBealach Féich · Ballybofey

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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