The story
- Irish · derived fromBaile
- English todayAthy
From Irish Baile Átha Í, "(town of the) ford of Ae," from áth (“ford”) + Ae, the latter being a Celtic chieftain who is said to have been killed on the river crossing in battle. However, Í could instead mean "yew tree," from iúr.
Words from the same roots
IrishBaile all →
Baltimore
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.