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Ráth Maonais

English name: Rathmines · County Dublin

Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation

Meaning

“ringfort of Maonas”, a personal name

Broken down

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Nearby & related:

Cill na Seanrátha · Killeshandra Cúige Laighean · Leinster Baile Átha Cliath · Dublin Tamhlacht · Tallaght Fionnghlas · Finglas Seantrabh · Santry

Sources

Meaning, etymology and pronunciation text is adapted from Wiktionary. The adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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