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Cúige Uladh
Pronunciation (IPA)/ˈkuːɟ ˌɞlu(ː)/ (Ulster)
English name: Ulster
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
“province of the Ulaid”, the early people of the north (Old Irish Ulaid, “Ulstermen”)
Broken down
Nearby & related:
Cúige Laighean · LeinsterCúige Chonnacht · ConnachtTír Eoghain · TyroneAn Bhanna · BannAn Baile Meánach · BallymenaAontroim · Antrim
Sources
- Wiktionary: Cúige Uladh (Irish) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wiktionary: Ulaidh (Irish) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wikidata Q93195 (CC0)
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