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Explanatory note
- Gaeilge
the town of Mac Seonaic; the town of the son of Seonac
Mac Seonaic — sloinne.
Seonac — ainm pearsanta ar foirm dhíspeagtha é de Seon (ionann is Seán < Jehan na nAngla-Normannach).
Ní cinnte cé acu sloinne nó ainm athartha atá sa dara heilimint anseo. - English
the town of Mac Seonaic; the town of the son of Seonac
Mac Seonaic — surname.
Seonac — a diminutive form of the personal name Seon (identical to Seán < Anglo-Norman Jehan).
It is unclear whether the second element here represents a surname or a patronymic.
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