An Robhar/The Rower

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An Robhar

genitive: an Robhair

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(Irish)

The Rower

(English)

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county

Cill Chainnigh/Kilkenny

barony

Uí Dheá/Ida

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

the strong flow? the flood, flooded land?

Tá samplaí eile den logainm seo (Ci, Lm). Féach eDIL s.vv. robor ("Stokes, RC xii 123 and Moling Gloss., considers it a loan-word < Lat. robur 'strength'; but perh. a native word = flood"), robarta ("spring-tide; impetuous course"). NG rabharta "spring tide; flood, torrent".
English

the strong flow? the flood, flooded land?

There are other examples of this placename in Kerry and Limerick. See eDIL s.vv. robor ("Stokes, RC xii 123 and Moling Gloss., considers it a loan-word < Lat. robur 'strength'; but perh. a native word = flood"), robarta ("spring-tide; impetuous course"), Mod. Ir. rabharta "spring tide; flood, torrent".

Centrepoint

52.4621, -6.97latitude, longitude

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Properties

POThere is or was once a post office here

Archival records

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