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Loch Lèana na Curracaige

lake or loch · Argyll and Bute

GaelicAI-generated

This name likely refers to a loch associated with a 'currach', which is a type of small, light boat. The 'lèana' element suggests a marshy or boggy area, so it could mean 'loch of the marshy boat' or 'loch of the boat's marsh'.

Word origins

Loch
Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")
Lèana
Gaelicmarsh, meadow(from lèana "marsh, meadow")
na
Gaelicof the
Curracaige
Gaeliccurrach (boat)(from currach "boat")