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Iúr Cinn Trá

Pronunciation (IPA)/ˌuːɾˠ ˌcəiɲ ˈt̪ˠɾˠɑː/ (Cork; Waterford)/ˌuːɾˠ ˌciːnʲ ˈt̪ˠɾˠɑː/ (Kerry)/ˌuːɾˠ ˌciːn̠ʲ ˈt̪ˠɾˠɑː/ (Galway)/ˌuːɾˠ ˌcɪn̠ʲ ˈt̪ˠɾˠɑː/ (Mayo)/ˌuːɾˠ ˌcɪn̠ʲ ˈt̪ˠɾˠaː/ (Ulster)

English name: Newry · County Down

Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation

Meaning

“yew of the head of the strand”

Broken down
ceann
↓
head, headland
3 place names
trá
↓
strand, beach
2 place names
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Nearby & related:
Ceann Toirc · KanturkTrá Lí · TraleeCionn tSáile · KinsaleDún Dealgan · DundalkArd Mhacha · ArmaghLú · Louth

Sources

Meaning, etymology and pronunciation text is adapted from Wiktionary. The adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates and identifiers from Wikidata (CC0). Areas and map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence.

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