Etymology

Corrib

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Today it means: A lake in County Galway and County Mayo, Ireland, also called Lough Corrib. Full definition →

Irish Coirib
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  1. Irish · derived fromCoirib
  2. English todayCorrib

From Irish Coirib. It is connected with the legend of Manannán mac Lir, whose distinguishing feature was the corrbolg (literally “crane bag”), the most likely source of Corrib.

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