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- Gaeilge
the hillside
(An) Leaca Chrom an seanainm ina iomláine, de réir dealraimh (cf. 1655 'Leackcroume', 'Leackacroum', Civil Survey). Giorraíodh an t-ainm seo go (An) Leaca roimh an 19ú haois; fo-ranna déanacha is ea na cáilitheoirí Beag agus Mór - English
the hillside
(An) Leaca Chrom, 'the crooked hillside', appears to have been the full version of the name (cf. 1655 'Leackcroume', 'Leackacroum', Civil Survey). This name was shortened to (An) Leaca some time before the 19th century; the qualifiers Beag / Beg and Mór / More are modern denominations
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