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Maigh Eo
English name: Mayo · County Mayo
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
“plain of yew trees”
Nearby & related:
Cúige Chonnacht · ConnachtTuaim · TuamConamara · ConnemaraSligeach · SligoMionloch · MenloGaillimh · Galway
Sources
- Wiktionary: Maigh Eo (Irish) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wiktionary: Mayo (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wikidata Q178626 (CC0)
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