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Explanatory note
- Gaeilge
Botún is ea 'Muck Rock' ar léarscáileanna an lae inniu. B'ionann much agus big sa Bhéarla a labhraítí sa Pháil (féach Ó Crualaoich, Logainmneacha na hÉireann IV). Cf. 1609 'magna Ballyowen al. Muchballyowen' = Baile Eoghain (BÁC) (#17115), 1683 'Muc[h]wood als. Kilmore' = An Choill Mhór (LG) (#53911).
- English
'Muck Rock' on modern maps is a mistake. In the English spoken in the Pale much signified big (see Ó Crualaoich, Logainmneacha na hÉireann IV). Cf. 1609 'magna Ballyowen al. Muchballyowen' = Baile Eoghain/Ballyowen (BÁC) (#17115), 1683 'Muc[h]wood als. Kilmore' = An Choill Mhór/Muchwood (LG) (#53911).
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