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29: 363: 45: 339: 400: 419: 312: 424: 103: 143:. To be considered a boreen the road or path should not be wide enough for two cars to pass and have grass growing in the middle. 393: 325: 429: 386: 20: 28: 227: 158: 131:"Boreen" also appears sometimes in names of minor urban roads such as Saint Mobhi Bóithrín (Irish: 202:
was one of the five types of road identified in medieval Irish legal texts, the others being
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Boreens may be private rights of way that are not open for public use.
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128:, or narrow, frequently unpaved, rural road in Ireland. 374: 369:
This Irish road or road transport-related article is a
281: 104: 95: 89: 80: 86: 210:(on which one chariot and two riders could pass), 194:means cow), a track the width of two cows, so 394: 8: 169:The word "boreen" comes from the Irish word 16:Country lane or narrow rural road in Ireland 189: 176: 170: 49: 401: 387: 175:("little road"), which in turn comes from 218:(a road leading to a forest or a river). 270:Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla (Ó Dónaill, 1977) 214:(a road connecting two major roads) and 27: 244: 121:[ˈbˠoː(h)ɾʲiːnʲ,bˠoː(h)ˈɾʲiːnʲ] 228:Local roads in the Republic of Ireland 135:), commonly known as Mobhi Boreen in 119: 7: 359: 357: 206:(on which two chariots could pass), 14: 420:Roads in the Republic of Ireland 361: 124:, meaning 'a little road') is a 76: 1: 153:, a boreen is often called a 19:For the Australian town, see 373:. You can help Knowledge by 313:Mobhi Boreen on Google Maps. 446: 356: 18: 425:Roads in Northern Ireland 301:Irish Placenames Database 285:Oxford English Dictionary 198:meant a little cow path. 303:. Retrieved: 2011-01-04. 272:. Retrieved: 2016-04-10. 257:. Retrieved: 2016-04-10. 21:Boreen Point, Queensland 315:Retrieved: 2011-01-04. 190: 177: 171: 132: 116: 63: 50: 41: 32:Unpaved boreen on the 47: 31: 297:Saint Mobhi Bóithrín 430:Ireland road stubs 344:www.irishtimes.com 64: 42: 382: 381: 437: 403: 396: 389: 365: 358: 348: 347: 336: 330: 329: 322: 316: 310: 304: 294: 288: 279: 273: 264: 258: 249: 233:Roads in Ireland 193: 188:was a cow path ( 180: 174: 123: 108: 102: 101: 98: 97: 94: 91: 88: 85: 82: 53: 48:Paved boreen in 445: 444: 440: 439: 438: 436: 435: 434: 410: 409: 408: 407: 354: 352: 351: 338: 337: 333: 326:"Rights of way" 324: 323: 319: 311: 307: 295: 291: 280: 276: 265: 261: 250: 246: 241: 224: 167: 106: 79: 75: 34:Beara Peninsula 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 443: 441: 433: 432: 427: 422: 412: 411: 406: 405: 398: 391: 383: 380: 379: 366: 350: 349: 331: 317: 305: 289: 274: 259: 243: 242: 240: 237: 236: 235: 230: 223: 220: 166: 163: 133:Bóithrín Mobhí 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 442: 431: 428: 426: 423: 421: 418: 417: 415: 404: 399: 397: 392: 390: 385: 384: 378: 376: 372: 367: 364: 360: 355: 345: 341: 335: 332: 327: 321: 318: 314: 309: 306: 302: 298: 293: 290: 286: 283: 278: 275: 271: 268: 263: 260: 256: 253: 248: 245: 238: 234: 231: 229: 226: 225: 221: 219: 217: 213: 209: 205: 201: 197: 192: 187: 184:In origin, a 182: 179: 173: 164: 162: 160: 156: 152: 147: 144: 142: 138: 134: 129: 127: 122: 118: 114: 110: 109: 100: 73: 69: 61: 60:County Galway 57: 52: 46: 39: 35: 30: 26: 22: 375:expanding it 368: 353: 343: 334: 320: 308: 292: 284: 277: 269: 262: 254: 247: 215: 211: 207: 203: 199: 195: 185: 183: 168: 159:Ulster Scots 154: 149:In parts of 148: 145: 130: 126:country lane 71: 67: 65: 25: 51:Baile Éamon 38:County Cork 414:Categories 282:boreen, n. 239:References 181:("road"). 165:Etymology 137:Glasnevin 222:See also 216:tógraite 212:lámraite 196:bóithrín 172:bóithrín 117:bóithrín 72:bohereen 267:Boreen. 252:Boreen. 56:Spiddal 200:Bóthar 186:bóthar 178:bóthar 161:word. 155:loanin 151:Ulster 141:Dublin 68:boreen 204:slige 157:, an 113:Irish 371:stub 105:bor- 299:at 208:rót 107:EEN 70:or 416:: 342:. 191:bó 139:, 115:: 111:; 93:iː 84:ɔː 66:A 58:, 54:, 36:, 402:e 395:t 388:v 377:. 346:. 328:. 99:/ 96:n 90:r 87:ˈ 81:b 78:/ 74:( 62:. 40:. 23:.

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Boreen Point, Queensland

Beara Peninsula
County Cork

Spiddal
County Galway
/bɔːˈrn/
bor-EEN
Irish
[ˈbˠoː(h)ɾʲiːnʲ,bˠoː(h)ˈɾʲiːnʲ]
country lane
Glasnevin
Dublin
Ulster
Ulster Scots
Local roads in the Republic of Ireland
Roads in Ireland
Boreen.
Boreen.
boreen, n.
Saint Mobhi Bóithrín
Irish Placenames Database
Mobhi Boreen on Google Maps.
"Rights of way"
"Béarla, Punt, Fliuch: A history of Ireland in 10 little words"
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