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Conamara
Pronunciation (IPA)/kon̪ˠəˈmˠaɾˠə/ (Galway; Aran)/konˠəˈmˠaɾˠə/ (Galway)/ˌkun̪ˠəˈmˠaɾˠə/ (Galway; Cois-Fharraige)[ˌkun̪ˠəˈmˠaːɾˠə] (Galway)
English name: Connemara · County Galway
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
from Conmhaicne Mara, “the Conmhaicne of the sea”, a branch of an early people
Nearby & related:
Inis Meáin · InishmaanBearna · BarnaMionloch · MenloGaillimh · GalwayMaigh Eo · MayoCúige Chonnacht · Connacht
Sources
- Wiktionary: Conamara (Irish) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wiktionary: Connemara (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wikidata Q952483 (CC0)
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