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Bhí foireann Líofa ar an bhóthar arís le cúpla seachtain anuas! Tá muid iontach sásta cuidiú le foghlaimeoirí ar a dturas teanga. Coinnígí oraibh!

Líofa have been on the road again the last few weeks! We are delighted to be able to help learners on their language journey.

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Bain triail as an chrosfhocal thíos agus tástáil do chuid eolais ar am lóin.
Why not try our Crossword below and test your knowledge on lunch time.

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Often spelt as Loughiel, the official spelling is Loughguile, and this Co. Antrim place takes its name from the lake named Lough Guile which is located 1.5km south-west of the village. The original Irish form is Lough gCaol “lake of the narrows”.

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Is minic a litrítear é mar Loughiel, is é Loughguile an litriú oifigiúil, agus tagann ainm na háite seo i gCo. Aontroma ón loch darbh ainm 'Lough Guile' atá suite 1.5km siar ó dheas ón sráidbhaile. Is í Loch gCaol “lake of the narrows” an bunús Gaeilge.

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An tseachtain seo, gheobhaidh muid amach cad é a fuair Loughiel a ainm, agus foghlaimeoidh muid rud fán dúlra. Déan an crosfhocal Déardaoin. This week we will find out how Loughiel got its name, and learn more about nature. Why not try our Crossword on Thursday.

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Ballyhackamore is a townland in County Down - it is a suburb of Belfast located on the Upper Newtownards Road. The etymology of the name is Baile an Chacamair “townland of the slob land or mud flat”.

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Is baile fearainn i gContae an Dúin é Ballyhackamore - is bruachbhaile de chuid Bhéal Feirste é atá suite ar Bhóthar Bhaile Nua na hArda Uachtarach . Is é an tsanasaíocht atá leis ná Baile an Chacamair “townland of the slob land or mud flat”.

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An tseachtain seo, gheobhaidh muid amach cad é a fuair Ballyhackamore a ainm, agus foghlaimeoidh muid rud fán dúlra. Déan an crosfhocal Déardaoin. This week we will find out how Ballyhackamore got its name, and learn more about nature. Why not try our Crossword on Thursday.

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Ballywalter is a village and civil parish in Co. Down with a rather interesting etymology. The form ''Ballywalter al. Walterstowne from the year 1637 indicates an Anglo-Norman origin for the name, which was subsequently Gaelicized as the inhabitants adopted the Irish language.

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Sráidbhaile agus paróiste sibhialta i gCo. an Dúin is ea Ballywalter. Léiríonn an fhoirm ‘Ballywalter al. Walterstowne’ ón bhliain 1637 bunús Angla-Normannach don ainm, ar cuireadh Gaeilge air níos moille nuair a ghlac na lonnaitheoirí le teanga na nGael.

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An tseachtain seo, gheobhaidh muid amach cad é a fuair Ballywalter a ainm, agus foghlaimeoidh muid rud fán dúlra. Bain triail as an chrosfhocal Déardaoin.
This week we will find out how Ballywalter got its name, and learn more about nature. Why not try our Crossword on Thursday.

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There are places called Ballymurphy throughout Ulster. The name derives from Baile Uí Mhurchú (or the older Baile Uí Mhurchadha) – Murchad is an Old personal name meaning ‘sea-battler’. From it derives the surname Ó Murchadha ‘Murphy’, which also has a variant form Ó Murchaidh.

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There are places called Ballymurphy throughout Ulster. The name derives from Baile Uí Mhurchú (or older Baile Uí Mhurchadha) – Murchad is an Old Irish personal name meaning ‘sea-battler’. From it derives the surname Ó Murchadha ‘Murphy’, which also has a variant form Ó Murchaidh.

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An tseachtain seo, gheobhaidh muid amach cad é a fuair Ballymurphy a ainm, agus foghlaimeoidh muid rud fán dúlra. Bain triail as an chrosfhocal Déardaoin.

This week we will find out how Ballymurphy got its name, and learn more about nature. Why not try our Crossword on Thursday.

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'Clann' is qualified here by the female name Gormlaith – which is made up of gorm ‘splendid, illustrious’ and flaith ‘sovereignty’. The name was very popular in early-Ireland. As such our derivation here is Clann Ghormlaithe “descendants of Gormlaith”.

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Ta 'Clann' cáilithe anseo ag an ainm bhaineann Gormlaith – is é atá san ainm phearsanta seo ná gorm ‘splendid, illustrious’ agus flaith ‘sovereignty’. Bhí an t-ainm iontach coitianta go luath in Éirinn. Mar sin is é Clann Ghormlaithe “descendants of Gormlaith” an díorthú.

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An tseachtain seo, gheobhaidh muid amach cad é a fuair Glengormley a ainm, agus foghlaimeoidh muid rud fán dúlra. Bain triail as an chrosfhocal Déardaoin.

This week we will find out how Glengormley got its name, and learn more about nature. Why not try our Crossword on Thursday.