BROWSE
mountain or mountain range
Na Staighrí Dubha
genitive: na Staighrí Dubha
(Irish)
Blackstairs Mountains
(English)

Glossary

dubh, dú-, duí-
English black

Centrepoint

52.5504, -6.80574latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1830c
ar an Staidhre Dubh ... ar na Staidhre Dubha
L055, lch. 208, líne 10 An fithceadh la .i. dia ceadaoin. La breagh nealtach: /gaoth geur aniar ttuad: sneacta ar S<t>uadh Laigheann agus /ar an ***Staidhre Dubh - Is ionan la agus oidhce andiu. / /An t-aonmhadh la ficiod .i. diardaoin. ... sneacta ar Stuadh /Laigheann, agus ar an Staidhre Dubh. / Ach féach: An treas la ficiod .i. dia satharn. Maidin nealtana /greine: gaoth geur anoir ndeas: ta beagan sneachta ar Sliabh /na mBan Fionn agus ar na Cumaracha agus ar na ***Staidhre /Dubha; acht ata morcuid ar Stuadh Laigheann.
Cinnlae Amhl.

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