Spinans Hill [Eadestown Hill] [Cnoc na Spionan]
hill or mountain · Wicklow · 408m
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Suggested2 sources · name elements
Spinans Hill is likely named from the Gaelic 'Cnoc na Spionan', meaning 'hill of the spinney' or 'hill of the briars'. 'Cnoc' means hill, and 'spionan' refers to a small wood or thorny bushes.
Word origins
- Cnoc
- Gaelichill
- na Spionan
- Gaelicof the spinney/briars(from spionán "spinney, briar patch")