BROWSE
lake or lakes
Loch Bó Dearg
genitive: Loch Bó Dearg
(Irish)
Lough Boderg
(English)

Glossary

dearg, deirg, deirge
English red, red one
English lake; inlet

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    lake of (the) red cows 'The unstable character of the adjective suggests that the second element may have replaced another word having a similiar pronunciation. Rawl. B502 has Loch Bodhbh derg (read Boidhbh dheirg ...' E Ó Tuathail,Eigse VI 280

  • English

    lake of (the) red cows? 'The unstable character of the adjective suggests that the second element may have replaced another word having a similiar pronunciation. Rawl. B502 has Loch Bodhbh derg (read Boidhbh dheirg ...' E Ó Tuathail,Eigse VI 280

Centrepoint

53.8684, -7.96959latitude, longitude
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