Where does “Sliabh Luachra” come from?

Sliabh Luachra (English) comes from Irish Sliabh Luachra, from Irish sliabh, from Old Irish slíab, from Proto-Celtic *sleibos — slope.

Sliabh Luachra (English): straddling the county boundaries of Cork, Kerry, and Limerick, noted for its traditional music, poetry and dance

Definitions

  1. straddling the county boundaries of Cork, Kerry, and Limerick, noted for its traditional music, poetry and dance

Ancestry of “Sliabh Luachra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishSliabh Luachra—
2Irishsliabhmountain; moor; Used in minced oaths
3Old Irishslíabmountain, mountain range; moor
4Proto-Celtic*sleibosslope
Every word from Proto-Celtic *sleibos →Every word from Old Irish slíab →Every word from Irish sliabh →