Etymology

Buttevant

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Today it means: A town in County Cork, Ireland (Irish grid ref R 5409). Full definition →

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The story

From the Barry family motto Boutez-en-Avant; Irish Cill na Mallach may be unrelated.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.