Old Kilkenny Review1946 - Kilkenny (Ireland : County) |
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Page 40
... Nore we have Sliabh Ui Chruinn , the old name for Tory Hiill , which means the mountain of O'Cronn . " Further to the west we have the high lands of Killamery or Drom Dearg , which means " the red hill " from the nature of the sub ...
... Nore we have Sliabh Ui Chruinn , the old name for Tory Hiill , which means the mountain of O'Cronn . " Further to the west we have the high lands of Killamery or Drom Dearg , which means " the red hill " from the nature of the sub ...
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... Nore in Irish is believed to be derived from Feoir or Fear which means grass , " on account of its green , grassy banks . The river Barrow is understood to get its name from its slow , sluggish flow - Abha na Bailbhe , " the dull or ...
... Nore in Irish is believed to be derived from Feoir or Fear which means grass , " on account of its green , grassy banks . The river Barrow is understood to get its name from its slow , sluggish flow - Abha na Bailbhe , " the dull or ...
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... Nore at Culmore , above Brownsbarn Bridge , while the Little Arrigal rises in Aughavillar and flows into the Nore at Jerpoint . The name Arrigal has two meanings in Irish . Aragal denotes " noise or patter and also means " an oratory or ...
... Nore at Culmore , above Brownsbarn Bridge , while the Little Arrigal rises in Aughavillar and flows into the Nore at Jerpoint . The name Arrigal has two meanings in Irish . Aragal denotes " noise or patter and also means " an oratory or ...
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