Etymology

Clonakilty

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Today it means: A coastal town in County Cork, Ireland. Full definition →

Irish Cloch na gCoillte
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The story

  1. Irish · borrowed fromCloch na gCoillte“stone [castle] [of] the woods”
  2. English todayClonakilty

From Irish Cloch na gCoillte (“stone [castle] [of] the woods”).

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