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- Gaeilge
*thicket of (the) soft ground ? *
Maothla gnáthfhoirm an ghinidigh, ach féach bf Cathair Maothail [par. Ráth Rónáin] - English
*thicket of (the) soft ground ? *
Maothla is the usual genitive form of maothal, 'soft ground', but compare the townland name Cathair Maothail / Cahermoyle [par. Ráth Rónáin / Rathronan]
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