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The Daltaí Boards » Archive: 2005- » 2008 (September-October) » Archive through September 19, 2008 » Ralahine « Previous Next »

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Seabhac
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Post Number: 68
Registered: 11-2005
Posted on Sunday, September 14, 2008 - 04:11 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

1. How do you pronounce it in English?
2. What is the etymology of that placename?

Thanks!

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Aonghus
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Post Number: 7519
Registered: 08-2004


Posted on Sunday, September 14, 2008 - 09:31 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

This is only a streetname reference at logainm:
http://www.logainm.ie/?text=Ralahine

Ráth Fhlaithín Flaithín's fort


I'd say it might be the same name.

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Seabhac
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Post Number: 69
Registered: 11-2005
Posted on Sunday, September 14, 2008 - 02:11 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

go raibh mille maith agat, I guess you'd say ralahin in English too?!

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Aonghus
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Post Number: 7521
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Posted on Sunday, September 14, 2008 - 02:41 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

I'm not sure - pronunciation of placenames varies from area to area in the Galltacht, influenced by the dialect spoken there when Irish was alive.

I assume you mean the place in Clare - I'd expect the pronuciation to be quite close to the Irish, something like
Ralaheen

But I might be completely wrong!

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Suaimhneas
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Post Number: 424
Registered: 08-2006
Posted on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 - 12:49 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

There is a housing estate in South Dublin by this name. A friend of mine lived there and he pronounced it RalaHINE (as in mine)



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