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Lios na gCearrbhach
English name: Lisburn · County Antrim
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
“ringfort of the gamblers”
Broken down
Nearby & related:
Béal Feirste · BelfastAn Dún · DownBaile na Mainistreach · NewtownabbeyAn Lorgain · LurganBaile Nua na hArda · NewtownardsAontroim · Antrim
Sources
- Wiktionary: Lios na gCearrbhach (Irish) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wiktionary: Lisburn (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wikidata Q1828035 (CC0)
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