Which Irish county has the longest name?

Some of the longest and strangest place names in Ireland
  • Glassillaunvealnacurra, Co. Galway. ...
  • Illaungraffanavrankagh, The Burren, Co. Clare. ...
  • Muckanaghederdauhaulia, Co. Galway. ...
  • Ballywinterrourkewood, Co. Limerick. ...
  • Corragunnagalliaghdoo Island, Co. ...
  • Carrowkeelanahaglass, Co. ...
  • Cartroncarrowntogher, Co. ...
  • Knockavanniamountain, Co.

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What is the longest Irish place name?

At 22 letters long, Muckanaghederdauhaulia (from Muiceanach idir Dhá Sháile meaning "pig-marsh between two saltwaters") is often believed to be Ireland's longest one-word place name.

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What are the 5 counties of Ireland?

Ireland's counties and provinces
  • Connacht.
  • Ulster.
  • Munster.
  • Leinster.

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Which country has the longest place name?

This hill in the North Island of New Zealand has the longest place name in the world. The name has 85 letters. It's one word and 85 letters, guys! For convenience, the hill is often called Taumata.

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What is the place with the longest name in Ireland in Galway?

The longest one-word place name in Ireland is believed to be Muckanaghederdauhaulia, near Kinvara, Co Galway. From the Gaeilge, Muiceanach idir Dhá Sháile it means "the pig-marsh between two saltwaters".

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How Did The Counties Of Ireland Get Their Names?

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What is the longest Celtic city name?

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is a village in Anglesey in Wales, which is often credited with the title for longest town name in Europe. Its 58 characters can be translated to English as 'St. Mary's Church in the hollow of white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the Church of St.

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What is Galway called in Irish?

Galway is the only city in the province of Connacht in Ireland. In Irish, Galway is also called Cathair na Gaillimhe: "City of Galway".

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What is the longest place name in Australia?

Mamungkukumpurangkuntjunya. Mamungkukumpurangkuntjunya Hill is officially the longest place name in Australia. Located in the Indigenous Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara lands in the north of the state of South Australia, the name is derived from 'where the devil urinates' in regional Pitjantjatjara language.

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What is the longest Māori word?

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu. It's one of the longest place names in the world and it's right here in New Zealand.

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Is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu the longest word in the world?

Place with the Longest Single Word in the World

The place with the longest single word is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu. At 85 letters, this Māori name for a hill in New Zealand is often truncated to Taumata.

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What are the 26 Irish counties?

The 26 counties of the Republic of Ireland are Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Cork, Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Limerick, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary, Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow.

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What are the old county names in Ireland?

These counties were: in Leinster: Carlow (also known as Catherlogh), Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Louth (also known as Uriel), Meath, Wexford, Waterford; in Munster: Cork, Limerick, Kerry and Tipperary.

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What is the oldest county in Ireland?

Ireland is getting older, and Kerry and Mayo are its oldest local authority areas, according to data released by the Central Statistics Office on Thursday.

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What Australian towns have Irish names?

Irish markers can be found in South Australian archaeology, architecture, geography and history. Some of these are visible in the hundreds of Irish place names that dot the South Australian landscape, such as Clare, Donnybrook, Dublin, Kilkenny, Navan, Rostrevor, Tipperary, and Tralee (as Tarlee).

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Why does Dublin have 2 names in Irish?

An example is Dublin. Its name is derived from the Irish dubh linn (meaning "black pool"), but its official Irish name is Baile Átha Cliath (meaning "town of the hurdled ford").

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What town has the longest name?

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapiki-maungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitnatahu holds the world record for being the longest place name on the entire planet, at the length of 85 characters.

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What are the most mispronounced Māori words?

New Zealand place names commonly mispronounced
  • Remuera: Re-moo-ear-a.
  • Timaru: tee-mah-roo.
  • Taupo: Toe-paw.
  • Paraparaumu: Para-para-umoo.
  • Ruapehu: Rua-pih-who.
  • Tauranga: Toe-rung-a.
  • Taihape: Tie-ha-peh.
  • Akaroa: Ah-car-oh-a.

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What is the longest Kiwi word?

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu is a hill near Porangahau, south of Waipukurau in southern Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

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What is the longest Aboriginal name?

The name means "where the devil urinates" in the regional Pitjantjatjara language and was recorded during a field trip organised by an unspecified state government agency in May 1989. It was gazetted on 4 November 2010 by the Government of South Australia as "Mamungkukumpurangkuntjunya" without the word "hill".

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What's the longest Welsh word?

It is Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch and it is the longest Welsh town name and the longest Welsh word.

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What are the funny Aussie names?

And they can certainly have as much spunk as boy names.
  • Little Lunch (Aussie TV show)
  • Wiggle (honouring Aussie children's act The Wiggles)
  • Fairy Bread (Aussie food item)
  • Joey (Aussie word for 'baby kangaroo')
  • Wattle (Aussie flora)
  • Lilly Pilly (Aussie flora)
  • Tim Tam (Aussie biscuit brand)

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What is the nickname of Dublin?

Dublin's nicknames are The Pale and The Big Smoke. In what province is the city of Dublin located? Dublin is located in Leinster.

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Do they speak Irish in Galway?

Here, the Irish language (Gaeilge) is the everyday spoken language of a people who live and work in Galway's cultural heartland.

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Is Galway Girl Irish or Scottish?

"The Galway Girl" is a popular Irish folk song that has been enjoyed by audiences around the world for many years. The song was written by Steve Earle, an American singer-songwriter, and first recorded on his 2000 album "Transcendental Blues."

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