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Leitir Ceanainn
Pronunciation (IPA)/ˌlʲɛtʲəɾʲ ˈcan̪ˠɪɲ/ (Cork; Waterford)/ˌlʲɛtʲəɾʲ ˈcan̪ˠənʲ/ (Kerry)/ˌl̠ʲɛtʲəɾʲ ˈcanˠən̠ʲ/ (Connacht; Ulster)/ˌl̠ʲɛtʲəɾʲ ˈcan̪ˠən̠ʲ/ (Connacht; Ulster)
English name: Letterkenny · County Donegal
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
“hillside of Ceanann”
Broken down
Nearby & related:
Leitir Mhic an Bhaird · LettermacawardBealach Féich · BallybofeyAn Srath Bán · StrabaneDoire · DerryGaoth Dobhair · GweedoreNa Gleannta · Glenties
Sources
- Wiktionary: Leitir Ceanainn (Irish) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wiktionary: Letterkenny (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wikidata Q952497 (CC0)
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