The original Irish name of Carrickarade/Carrick-a-rede, Co. Antrim

  • Gregory Toner

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Abstract

A consideration of historical features of East Ulster Irish dialects suggests that the name of Carrick-a-rede rope bridge in Co. Antrim, now owned and managed by the National Trust, goes back to an Irish form Carraig Dhroichid 'rock of (the) bridge'.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)65-71
JournalAinm: A Journal of Name Studies
Volume9
Publication statusPublished (in print/issue) - 2008

Keywords

  • Onomastics
  • Antrim
  • salmon fishing
  • East Ulster Irish.

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