Etymology Gweedore



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gweedore anglicisation of original , official irish name gaoth dobhair. gaoth refers inlet of sea @ mouth of crolly river, known ghaoth. boundary between gweedore north , rosses south. dobhar old irish word water. therefore, gaoth dobhair translates aqueous estuary .


the name gweedore or gaoth dobhair refers catholic parish of same name, not 1 village or town. villages of bunbeg, derrybeg, dunlewey , others collectively known gweedore.








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