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Ceann Toirc
English name: Kanturk · County Cork
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
“boar’s head”
Broken down
Nearby & related:
Cionn tSáile · KinsaleIúr Cinn Trá · NewryMúscraí · MuskerryMainistir na Féile · AbbeyfealeCorcaigh · CorkMainistir Fhear Maí · Fermoy
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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