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Explanatory note
- Gaeilge
*the earthen fence of the -- *
Ní léir brí barróige (< barróg) san ainm seo. 'Cladha na bróige' a breacadh síos san Ainmleabhar (1840), agus an focal Béarla 'eye' in aice leis -- iarracht ar fhuaim an chéad siolla san ainm a léiriú - English
*the earthen fence of the -- *
The meaning of barróige (< barróg) is unclear in this name. 'Cladha na bróige' is the Irish form noted in the Ordnance Survey Name Book (1840), with the English word 'eye' alongside it -- an attempt to indicate the pronunciation of the first syllable of the name
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ˌklainəˈbro̞ːgə
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