BROWSE
promontory
Ceann Sléibhe
genitive: Cheann Sléibhe
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Slea Head
(English)

Glossary

ceann, cionn
English head, headland
English mountain, moor

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    Ceann Sléibhe ‘the headland of the mountain’

  • English

    Ceann Sléibhe ‘the headland of the mountain’

    The sliabh ‘mountain’ in question is Sliabh an Iolair ‘the mountain of the eagle’.

Centrepoint

52.1032, -10.4368latitude, longitude
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Properties

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Archival records

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Historical references

1945
k′ounˈʃl′eː
Oral Lit. Leathanach: 33
1971
bɑːr x′ounˈʃl′eː
Áit.
1971
əg′ounˈʃl′eː
Áit.
1971
kɑrig′əˈx′iːn′
Áit.
1971
bouŋk x′ounˈʃl′eː
Áit.

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