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Mín Lárach
Meenlaragh
Smooth mountain patch of the mare
Mín Lárach derives from the Irish elements mín (mountain pasture or green field) and lárach (of the mare), reflecting its pastoral heritage in the north Donegal uplands. The place lies in the Glen Electoral Division of Mevagh Civil Parish, Barony of Kilmacrenan, an area of significant ecclesiastical and archaeological importance. The broader Mevagh parish contains the remains of an early mediev...
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