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Cill Dara
English name: Kildare · County Kildare
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
“church of the oak”
Broken down
Nearby & related:
Cill Droichid · CelbridgeCill Chainnigh · KilkennyCill Mhantáin · WicklowDroichead Nua · NewbridgeAn Nás · NaasBaile Átha Í · Athy
Sources
- Wiktionary: Cill Dara (Irish) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wiktionary: Kildare (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wikidata Q917865 (CC0)
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