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Thread #126866 Message #2824429
Posted By: Dave MacKenzie
29-Jan-10 - 08:15 AM
Thread Name: BS: Irish Towns - understanding their names
Subject: RE: BS: Irish Towns - understanding their names
I agree about the word order. As far as I know it's the same in all Celtic languages. Maybe it was a Viking trying to speak Irish, as I haven't come across any suggestions for North Germanic roots to the name.