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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

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Machaire [mahera], a plain; maghera, maghery.

Mac-tire [macteera], a wolf; micteera, victeera.

Madadh, madradh [maddu, maddra], a dog; maddy, maddoo, maddra, vaddy, vaddoo, vaddra.

Madhm [maum], an elevated mountain pass; maum, moym.

Mael [mwail], bald, a hornless cow, a bald or bare hill; moyle, meel, mweel.

Maethail [mwayhil], soft spongy land; mohill, mothel, mothell, mehill, moyle, weehill.

Magh [maw], a plain; moy, ma, may, moigh, moig, muff, mo.

Mas [mauce], the thigh, a long low hill; mace, mas, maus, mass.

Meall [mall], a lump, a round little hill; maul.

Miliuc [meeluck], low marshy ground, land near a lake or river; meelick, mellick.

Min [meen], smooth, fine, small; meen.

Moin [mone], a bog; mone, mon, mona, vone.

Mor [more], great, large; more, mor.

Mota, a moat, a high mound; moat, mota, mote.

Mothar [moher], in the north, a cluster of trees; in the south, the ruin of a fort, or of any building; moher.

Muc [muck], a pig; muck, mucky.

Muilenn [mullen], a mill; mullen, mullin, willin.

Muine [money], a shrubbery; money.

Muintir [munter], family, people; munter.

Muirisc [murrisk], a sea-side marsh; murrisk.

Mullach [mullagh], a summit; mullagh, mulla, mully, mul.

Murbhach [murvah], a salt marsh along the sea; murvagh, murvey, murragh, murreagh, murrow.

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