"Corrib" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Irish Coirib. It is connected with the legend of Manannán mac Lir, whose distinguishing feature was the corrbolg (literally “crane bag”), the most likely source of Corrib. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|Coirib}} Irish Coirib Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Corrib
  1. A lake in County Galway and County Mayo, Ireland, also called Lough Corrib. Wikidata QID: Q848917 Categories (place): Places in County Galway, Ireland, Places in County Mayo, Ireland, Places in Ireland Translations (lake): an Choirib [feminine] (Irish), Loch Coirib [masculine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-Corrib-en-name-en:Q848917 Categories (other): Lakes, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Irish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of 'lake': 93 7
  2. A river in County Galway, Ireland, connecting the lough to the sea. Wikidata QID: Q954009 Categories (place): Places in County Galway, Ireland, Places in Ireland, Rivers in County Galway, Ireland, Rivers in Ireland Translations (river): Abhainn na Gaillimhe [feminine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-Corrib-en-name-en:Q954009 Disambiguation of 'river': 0 100
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