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mountain or mountain range
An Carn
genitive: an Charainn
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Carran
(English)

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51.8564, -9.36481latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1700c
an Carn?
"Dhá Chích Dhanann ’s an Carn ag comhghol"
Ó Rathaille Leathanach: 128
1700c
an Charainn [g.]?
"Triath na Mainge an Charainn ’s an tSleibhe", "tighearna an Charainn", "ainnire an Charainn"; Cf. An Carn, 'probably for Carn na Sligeach' Ó Rathaille, index 341 (q.v. nóta faoi bf Carran, logainm.ie, 23340).
Ó Rathaille Leathanach: 214, 218, 224
1809
an Charainn [g.]?
"...Í Donnabháin ón gCala / is Thaidhg an Dúna daingin / is tiarnaí fionn an Charainn, / do riaradh bia go fairseang"
Éigse Imleabhar: 13, Leathanach: 224

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