Hierarchy
county
barony
civil parish
townland
lake or lakes
Hierarchy
county
barony
civil parish
townland
Explanatory note
- Gaeilge
the lake of the lunatic
Féach A Dictionary of the Irish Language (www.dil.ie) s.v. 1 geilt - English
the lake of the lunatic
See A Dictionary of the Irish Language (www.dil.ie) s.v. 1 geilt
Centrepoint
Historical references
| 1811 |
Lough na Gelta
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| 1830 |
L. na Gelta
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Bald Leathanach: 18
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| 1838 |
Lough na Geltia
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| 18385 |
Loch na Geilte “lake of the lunatic”
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