Why the placenames of Ireland tell such a great story
If you've ever looked at a road sign in Kerry or Donegal and wondered how on earth to pronounce it, you've already started your journey into the placenames of Ireland. It's a bit of a rabbit hole, honestly. One minute you're just trying to find your way to a B&B, and the next, you're realizing that every single townland, hill, and crossroad has a name that's basically a tiny, compressed history lesson or a physical description of the land from a thousand years ago. ...