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English

Sliabh Luachra

Sliabh Luachra comes from Irish Sliabh Luachra.

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentSliabh Luachraliterally ‘mountain of rushes’
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentSliabh Luachraliterally ‘mountain of rushes’
  2. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

name A region of Ireland, straddling the county boundaries of Cork, Kerry, and Limerick, noted for its traditional music, poetry and dance.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Irish Sliabh Luachra / Sliabh Luachra