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Mar 12 2012, 05:56 AM
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Killashandra
Just googling around and confirmed that Killa's name IS good Irish and means 'church of the fortress'.
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Mar 12 2012, 08:34 AM
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Re: Killashandra
Good to know!
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Mar 12 2012, 07:24 PM
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Re: Killashandra
Facinating
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Mar 13 2012, 12:09 AM
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Re: Killashandra
"Ree" is a word too, in Dutch, Esperanto, Italian, Latin, and Manx.
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Mar 18 2012, 12:42 PM
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Re: Killashandra
Also an Irish village: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killeshandra seems like what's what she was honoring, maybe.
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