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A lot of Irish placenames are Anglicised versions of Gaelic names. Do you know what placenames came from the Gaelic words for:

• Town of Excrement, County Wexford
• Town of the Dungstand, County Down
• Hillside of the Breast, County Fermanagh
• The Buttock, Counties Donegal, Galway and Mayo
• The Fat Buttock, County Kerry
• Backside to the Wind, Counties Armagh and Mayo
• Buttock Island, County Kerry
• The Two Breasts, County Kerry
• Bottom, County Monaghan
• Black Bottom, County Donegal

Placenames like breast and buttock typically refer to the shape of hills. Answers just a click away: >>>

Answers:

• Town of Excrement, County Wexford - Ballyhack (Baile Chac)
• Town of the Dungstand, County Down - Ballyhackamore (Baile Hacamar)
• Hillside of the Breast, County Fermanagh - Letterbreen (Leitir Bhruin)
• The Buttock, Counties Donegal, Galway and Mayo - Mace or Maas (Más)
• The Fat Buttock, County Kerry - Mausrower (Más Ramhar)
• Backside to the Wind, County Armagh - Tanderagee (Tóin Re Gaoith)
  Backside to the Wind, County Mayo - Tonragee (Tóin Re Gaoith)
• Buttock Island, County Kerry - Tearacht Island (Oileán Tiaracht)
• The Two Breasts, County Kerry - The Paps (An Dá Chích)
• Bottom, County Monaghan - Ton (Tóin)
• Black Bottom, County Donegal - Tonduff (Tóin Dubh)

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