BROWSE
Lios Ruanach
genitive: Lios Ruanach
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Lisronagh
(English)

Glossary

English ring-fort, enclosure

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the ring-fort of Ruanach
    Ruanach — leagan díshamhlaithe (r-r- > r-n-) de Ruarach (< Ruadhrach), foirm ghinideach an ainm phearsanta Ruaraí (< *Ruadhraí). Ón bhliain 1493 atá an tagairt in -n- is sine dá maireann.

  • English

    the ring-fort of Ruanach
    Ruanach — dissimilated (r-r- > r-n-) form of Ruarach (< Ruadhrach), the genitive form of the personal name Ruaraí (< *Ruadhraí). The earliest surviving reference in -n- is from 1493.

Centrepoint

52.4027, -7.67009latitude, longitude
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