Where does “aolbhrugh” come from?

aolbhrugh (Irish) comes from Irish aol, from Old Irish áel — lime, chalk.

aolbhrugh (Irish): white mansion

Definitions

  1. white mansion

Ancestry of “aolbhrugh”, step by step

aolbhrugh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish aol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishaollime; whitewash; lime, whitewash
2Old Irisháellime, chalk

via Irish brugh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbrughdwelling, mansion
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