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Page 63
... Carrigan objects to that and thinks the word is not Fiarach but " feithreach , " which would mean abounding in bogstreams . " According to the well known corruption in Kilkenny this should give us " Féiseach ' as bóithrin gives us ...
... Carrigan objects to that and thinks the word is not Fiarach but " feithreach , " which would mean abounding in bogstreams . " According to the well known corruption in Kilkenny this should give us " Féiseach ' as bóithrin gives us ...
Page 44
... Carrigan feels this rendering is inadmiss- ible - he prefers " The Fort of Imgawn . " Imgawn is a proper name and means " Vulnerator , " and occurred frequently in ancient Irish place names , Rathangan , Co. Kildare , and Donamon , Co ...
... Carrigan feels this rendering is inadmiss- ible - he prefers " The Fort of Imgawn . " Imgawn is a proper name and means " Vulnerator , " and occurred frequently in ancient Irish place names , Rathangan , Co. Kildare , and Donamon , Co ...
Page 47
... Carrigan says the base of the Cross - a large lump of lime- stone - was polished bright as marble . This polish is ... Carrigan deciphered it , as it is very difficult to read the inscriptions now . The English transla- tion of the ...
... Carrigan says the base of the Cross - a large lump of lime- stone - was polished bright as marble . This polish is ... Carrigan deciphered it , as it is very difficult to read the inscriptions now . The English transla- tion of the ...
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