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Cathair Ailí Thoir

genitive: Chathair Ailí Thoir

validated name

(Irish)

Caherelly East

(English)

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

the stone fort of (the) rocky place
Cathair Ailí an fhoirm oifigiúil ó 1969, ach de réir na fianaise stairiúla ba cheart foirm mar Cathair Eille, 'the fort of (the) Eille' (< Ellne -- An Leabhar Laighneach V, 37508; féach freisin Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society LXVI 143)
Gaeilge

the stone fort of (the) rocky place
Cathair Ailí has been the official form since 1969, but according to the historical evidence it should be a form such as Cathair Eille, 'the fort of (the) Eille' (< Ellne -- Book of Leinster V, 37508; see also Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society LXVI 143)

Irish Grid

R 66787 44796

Archival records

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