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Leum na Ceathairne

lake or loch · Na h-Eileanan an Iar

GaelicAI-generated

This name is of Gaelic origin. 'Leum' means 'leap' or 'jump', and 'na Ceathairne' means 'of the herd' or 'of the cattle'. It likely refers to a place where cattle would leap across a watercourse.

Word origins

Leum
Gaelicleap(from leum "leap, jump")
na Ceathairne
Gaelicof the herd(from an "the", cethramh "quarter, herd")