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Cionn tSáile

English name: Kinsale · County Cork

Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation

Meaning

from cionn “head, headland” and sáile “brine, sea water”

Broken down
ceann
↓
head, headland
3 place names
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Nearby & related:
Ceann Toirc · KanturkIúr Cinn Trá · NewryCarraig Uí Leighin · CarrigalineDroichead na Bandan · BandonCorcaigh · CorkAn Cóbh · Cobh

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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