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Toe Head Signal Tower

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Toe Head derives from the Irish Ceann Tuaithe, in which 'ceann' means 'head' or 'headland' and 'tuaithe' derives from 'tuath', meaning 'tribe', 'country', 'territory' or 'rural district'—a headland of the territory. The English name is a phonetic approximation rather than a literal translation, as English cartographers rendered the Irish pronunciation of 'tuaithe' as 'toe'. Toe Head Signal Tow...

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