English
Kanturk
Kanturk comes from Irish Ceann Toirc ‘boar's head’.
- Irishc. 1200–presentCeann Toirc‘boar's head’
- EnglishtodayKanturk
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentCeann Toirc‘boar's head’
- EnglishtodayKanturk
Every English word from Irish Ceann Toirc
Today it means
name A town in north-west County Cork, Ireland (Irish grid ref R 3803)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish Ceann Toirc / Kanturk