Slievelamagan
hill or mountain · Newry, Mourne and Down · 702m
MarilynHewitt
GaelicAI-generated
Slievelamagan is likely derived from 'sliabh' (mountain) and 'lamhagan', meaning 'little hand' or 'small peak'. It describes a mountain with a small summit or a hand-like projection.
Word origins
- Slieve
- Gaelicmountain(from sliabh "mountain")
- lamagan
- Gaeliclittle hand, small peak(from lámh "hand", -agán "diminutive suffix")