Baile Brigín

Irish

Etymology

Alteration of original Baile Breacain (literally “Brecan’s town”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˌbˠalʲə bʲɾʲɪˈɟiːnʲ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˌbˠɑːlʲə ˈbʲɾʲɪɟiːnʲ/, /ˌbˠalə ˈbʲɾʲɪɟiːnʲ/, /ˌbˠælə ˈbʲɾʲɪɟiːnʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˌbˠælʲə ˈbʲɾʲɪɟiːnʲ/, /ˌbˠɛlʲə ˈbʲɾʲɪɟiːnʲ/

Proper noun

Baile Brigín m (genitive Baile Brigín)

  1. Balbriggan (a town in Fingal, County Dublin)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Baile Brigín Bhaile Brigín mBaile Brigín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Joyce, P. W. (1923) Irish local names explained, Dublin: The Educational Co. of Ireland, Limited, page 12
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