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Loch nam Faoileann

lake or loch · Na h-Eileanan an Iar

GaelicAI-generated

This name refers to a loch associated with gulls. 'Loch' means a lake or sea inlet, and 'nam Faoileann' is the genitive plural of 'faoileann', a variant of 'faoileag', meaning gull.

Word origins

Loch
Gaeliclake or sea inlet
nam Faoileann
Gaelicof the gulls(from na "of the", faoileann "gull")