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Thread #71328   Message #3137658
Posted By: MartinRyan
18-Apr-11 - 04:30 PM
Thread Name: Origins: What is a Bantry Girl?
Subject: RE: Origins: What is a Bantry Girl?
JHW

"boreen" is an anglicised version of the Irish word "bóthairín" which is a diminutive of "bóthar" - which means "road". So a boreen is a country road or track, basically.

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