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- Gaeilge
the lake of —
Ní léir brí Oirill anseo; b'fhéidir gur foirm dhíshamhlaithe í den ainm 'Loch Airinn' atá le fáil in Annála Connacht (1345.2), más ionann iad - English
the lake of —
The meaning of Oirill is unclear here; possibly a metathesised form of the name 'Loch Airinn', found in the Annals of Connacht (1345.2), if identical
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