Boreen
Boreen or bohereen (Irish: bóithrín, meaning 'a little road', pronounced [bɔːr'hiːn, bɔːh'ri:n, bɔː'ri:n]) is a country lane, or narrow, frequently unpaved, rural road in Ireland.[1][2][3]
"Boreen" also appears sometimes in names of minor urban roads such as Saint Mobhi Bóithrín (Irish: Bóithrín Mobhí), commonly known as Mobhi Boreen in Glasnevin, Dublin.[4][5] To be considered a boreen the road or path should not be wide enough for two cars to pass and has grass growing in the middle.
In parts of Ulster, a boreen is often called a loanin, an Ulster Scots word.
See also
Look up boreen in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
References
- ^ Boreen. Focail.ie, national database of Irish language terminology. Retrieved: 2016-04-10.
- ^ Boreen. Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla (Ó Dónaill, 1977). Retrieved: 2016-04-10.
- ^ boreen, n. Oxford English Dictionary, Second edition, 1989; online version November 2010. Retrieved: 2011-01-04.
- ^ Saint Mobhi Bóithrín at Irish Placenames Database. Retrieved: 2011-01-04.
- ^ Mobhi Boreen on Google Maps. Retrieved: 2011-01-04.
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