Cappagh

/ˈkæp.ə/ noun

Definition

A type of boggy or marshy ground, particularly in Irish geography.

Etymology

From Irish Gaelic capach meaning boggy or marshy land, commonly found in Irish place names and geographical descriptions.

Kelly Says

Cappagh appears in Irish place names like Cappagh (County Tipperary), showing how Gaelic landscape vocabulary embedded itself into English-speaking regions through geographical inheritance.

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