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Photo of Ceara Ní ChoinnBEGINNERS' BLAS

LOGAINMNEACHA/ PLACENAMES


On Beginners' Blas each week Céara Ní Choinn revealed a rich source of Irish Language and history that is all around us through placenames or 'Logainmneacha'.

BELFAST or BÉAL FEIRSTE

ARMAGH or ARD MHACHA

DERRY or DOIRE

NEWRY or IÚR CINN TRÁ

LISBURN or LIOS NA GCEARABHACH

OMAGH or AN ÓMAIGH

ENNISKILLEN or INIS CEITHLEANN

COLERAINE or CÚIL RAITHIN

DONEGAL
, TÍR CHONAILL or DÚN NA nGALL

DOWNPATRICK or DÚN PHÁDRAIG

TYRONE or TÍR EOGHAIN

ULSTER or CÚIGE ULADH

LIMAVADY or LÉIM A MHADAIGH

MAGHERA and MAGHERFELT

 

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