AstralDruid
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Cool yes, correct...well that is debateable...
We in the Northern Counties, who still have an Irish identity, choose to learn our native tongue , and Belfast is just an anglicisation of the Ulster Gaelic name ' Béal Feirste' which is referring to the mouth and inlet of the river Lagan, upon which the town grew.. It is possible that your ancestors are from the Lagan family?, which is also a known family name from the general area..? so in that way the river may be named after the family name of the area, or the inverse, as with most place names there are differing versions..
Baile Átha Cliath
also known as Dublin is another interesting one,, also named in Gaelic after the river Liffey's inlet area and fjord,, but the English version refers to the 'dark pool', or 'Dubh linn' in Gaelic..
Growing up with proud Irish heritage, as kids, we learned very quickly to know the origin of our place names, which are generally quite simple in format, relating to geographical and topographical features of the area which are often combined with family or clan names etc...
In my area every town and land had it's 'original' name kept in use by oral tradition, often bearing no similarity to the names given by our beloved invaders...
We in the Northern Counties, who still have an Irish identity, choose to learn our native tongue , and Belfast is just an anglicisation of the Ulster Gaelic name ' Béal Feirste' which is referring to the mouth and inlet of the river Lagan, upon which the town grew.. It is possible that your ancestors are from the Lagan family?, which is also a known family name from the general area..? so in that way the river may be named after the family name of the area, or the inverse, as with most place names there are differing versions..
Baile Átha Cliath
also known as Dublin is another interesting one,, also named in Gaelic after the river Liffey's inlet area and fjord,, but the English version refers to the 'dark pool', or 'Dubh linn' in Gaelic..
Growing up with proud Irish heritage, as kids, we learned very quickly to know the origin of our place names, which are generally quite simple in format, relating to geographical and topographical features of the area which are often combined with family or clan names etc...
In my area every town and land had it's 'original' name kept in use by oral tradition, often bearing no similarity to the names given by our beloved invaders...
