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Explanatory note
- English
the grave(-mound), monument
Centrepoint
Historical references
Cf. ME, Laghta Eighter
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"Pinkman: Leachta = Monuments or tombs. Leacht .l. lighedh mairbh, a monument or a grave (O’Donovan). It is often applies, much the same as ‘carn’ to a monumental heap of stones, and, by extension, to the place containing those monuments. "
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1655 |
Loghta
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1659 |
Leaght
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Cen. Leathanach: 568
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1660c |
?Loghla
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BSD Leathanach: 38
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1667 |
?Loghla
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ASE Leathanach: 142:11
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1685 |
Loughta
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1718 |
Lagha als Laghta
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CGn. Leathanach: 21.549.12465
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1730 |
Laghta
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CGn. Leathanach: 62.348.43147
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1735 |
Laghta
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CGn. Leathanach: 79.276.55802
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1817 |
Laughty; Laughta
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1836 |
Laghta
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1836 |
Laughta
'the heaps'
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1836 |
Laughta
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1836 |
Laghta
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1836 |
Leachta
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1836 |
Leachta
'monuments'
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1836 |
Laughter
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1836 |
Laghta
siombail ghairid ós cionn an dá 'a', dhá shíneadh fada ós cionn an chéad 'a'
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