Louth

English

Etymology

Named after the Irish god Lugh.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laʊð/
  • Rhymes: -aʊð

Proper noun

Louth

  1. A county (County Louth) in the Republic of Ireland.
    • 1922, John Ryan, Ireland from A.D. 800 to A.D. 1600, Browne and Nolan, page 282:
      The overkingdom of Airgialla comprising Armagh, Monaghan, parts of Louth, Fermanagh, and Tyrone, had ceased to be when the Book of Rights was compiled.
  2. A village in County Louth, Ireland.
  3. A market town and civil parish with a town council in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3287). [3]

Translations

References

  1. ^ Santry, C. (2017). The Family Tree Irish Genealogy Guide: How to Trace Your Ancestors in Ireland. United States: Penguin Publishing Group, p. 71
  2. ^ Rees, E. (2012). A Dictionary of Celtic Saints. United Kingdom: History Press.
  3. ^ Parish map (Lincolnshire)

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