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Originally posted by enfield:
Hello Andy.
Let me say that I love your mandoline playing.
Anyway, I can find no reference to an Irish version of this placename in any of the available databases.
Below are phonetic words that have been used in the past that may, or may not, be relevant;
A, áth, ath, átha, atha, a ford.
Bo, badh, a recess.
Bo, bó, bo, mbó, mBo, cow/s.
Bo, both, a hut or tent.
Bo, bothant, a den.
Curragh, churraigh, cuirreach, currach, curraidh, a marsh or a racecourse.
Curragh, carrach, rugged.
Curragh, currach, marshy land.
Curragh, churraigh, wet land.
Curragh, cora, a weir.
Curragh, corra, an enclosure.
Curragh, gCurrach, swamps.

Kind regards.
Tom.

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