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Na Rosa
English name: Rosses · County Donegal
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
“the headlands”
Broken down
Nearby & related:
Ros Comáin · RoscommonCill Rois · KilrushRos Láir · RosslareGaoth Dobhair · GweedoreLeitir Mhic an Bhaird · LettermacawardNa Gleannta · Glenties
Sources
- Wiktionary: Rosa (Irish) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wiktionary: Rosses (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wikidata Q2928746 (CC0)
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