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Kerwaane
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Yola
Alternative forms
yol Keerwaan
Etymology
Anglicized form of yol ga Ó Ciardhubháin descendant of Ciardhubhán, a personal name composed of ga ciar dark + ga dubh black + the suffix ga -an.
Pronunciation
yol /kɛrˈwaːn/ /ˈkiːrwaːn/
Proper noun
yol proper noun
yol Kirwan
THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD:
Many years ago a man named Jone Kerwaane (John Kirwan) was tenant of an adjoining farm.
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