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- Gaeilge
the glen
Bevan -- sloinne a luaitear leis an logainm seo den chéad uair sa 19ú haois; Gleann na Stiall, 'the glen of the strips', an tseanfhoirm (1657 'Glenasteale', Down Survey) - English
the glen
Bevan -- surname first attested in connection with this placename in the 19th century; Gleann na Stiall, 'the glen of the strips', is the old form (1657 'Glenasteale', Down Survey)
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