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In the west of Ireland there are two lakes: Lough Yganavan and Lough Nambrackdarrig. The spellings come from the anglicisation of 1. Sandy Lake and 2. Red T
by I_complete_me 2y ago
In the west of Ireland there are two lakes:
Lough Yganavan and Lough Nambrackdarrig.
The spellings come from the anglicisation of
1. Sandy Lake and
2. Red Trout Lake
so the namers kept things simple in their native tongue but now the names are almost indecipherable.
That seems common enough.