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IRISH LOCAL NAMES EXPLAINED

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VOCABULARY OF IRISH ROOT WORDS A B C D E F G I L M N O P R S T U

VOCABULARY OF IRISH ROOT WORDS

Ladhar [lyre, lear], a fork, a fork formed by glens or rivers; lyre, lear.

Laegh [lay], a calf; lee, lea, leigh.

Lag, lug; a hollow, a hollow in a mountain; lag, lig, leg, lug.

Lagh [law], a hill: law, la.

Lann, a house, a church ; lan, lann, land, lynn, lyn.

Larach [lauragh], a mare; lara, laragh.

Lathair, lathrach [lauher, lauragh], a site, a site of a building; laragh, lauragh.

Lax (Danish), a salmon; lax, leix.

Leaba, leabaidh [labba, labby], a bed, a grave; labba, labby.

Leac, lic, liag [lack, lick, leeg], a flagstone; lack, leck, lick, leek, leege.

Leaca, Leacan [lacka, lackan], the side of a hill; lackan, lacken, lackaun, leckan, leckaun, lacka.

Leacht [laght], a monumental heap of stones; laght, lat, let, lett.

Leamh, leamhan [lav, lavaun], the elm tree; levan, levane, livaun, laune, lamph.

Leamhchoill [lavwhill], an elm wood; laughil, laghil, laghile, loghill, loughill, lamfield, longfield.

Learg, leargaidh, leargan [larg, largy, largan], the side or slope of a hill; largy, largan.

Leath [lah], half; lah, la, le.

Leathard [lahard], half height, a gentle hill; lahard, lard.

Leim [lame], a leap; leam, lem, lim.

Leithinnsi [lehinshi], half island, a peninsula; lehinch, lahinch, lynch.

Leitir [letter], a wet side of a hill, plural leatracha [latraha]; letter, lattera, lettera, letteragh.

Liagan [legaun], a pillar stone; legan, legane, legaun, leegane, leagan.

Liath [leea], grey; lea.

Liathmhuine [leewinny], grey shrubbery; leaffony, leafin, liafin, lefinn, leighmoney.

Lios [lis], a circular earthen fort; lis, les, lish, lassa.

Loch, a lake; lough, low.

Loisgrean [luskraun], corn burnt in the ear; luskraun, loskeraun, loskeran, lustraun, lustran, lustrin.

Loisgthe [luska], burnt, burnt land; lusky, losky, lusk.

Lon, londubh [lon, londuv], a blackbird; lun.

Long, a ship; long.

Longphort [longfort], a fortress ; longford, lonart, lunkard.

Lurga, lurgan, the shin, a long low hill; lurraga, lurgan.

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