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Muineachán
Pronunciation (IPA)/mˠɪnʲəˈxɑːn̪ˠ/ (Munster)/ˈmˠɪnʲəxɑːnˠ/ (Connacht)/ˈmˠɪnʲəxɑːn̪ˠ/ (Connacht)/ˈmˠɪnʲaxanˠ/ (Ulster)/ˈmˠɪnʲaxan̪ˠ/ (Ulster)
English name: Monaghan · County Monaghan
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
from muine “thicket”
Nearby & related:
Ard Mhacha · ArmaghAn Cabhán · CavanPort an Dúnáin · PortadownIúr Cinn Trá · NewryTír Eoghain · TyroneLú · Louth
Sources
- Wiktionary: Muineachán (Irish) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wiktionary: Monaghan (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wikidata Q373901 (CC0)
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