Boreen

Boreen or bohereen (Irish: bóithrín, meaning "a little road", pronounced [bɔːr'hiːn, bɔːh'ri:n, bɔː'ri:n]) is a country lane, or narrow, frequently unpaved, rural road in Ireland.[1][2][3]

Unpaved boreen on the Beara Peninsula, County Cork.
Paved boreen in Baile Éamon, Spiddal, County Galway.

"Boreen" also appears sometimes in names of minor urban roads such as Saint Mobhi Bóithrín (Irish: Bóithrín Mobhí), commonly known as Mobhi Boreen in Glasnevin, Dublin.[4][5] To be considered a boreen the road or path should not be wide enough for two cars to pass and has grass growing in the middle.

In parts of Ulster, a boreen is often called a loanin, an Ulster Scots word.

See also

References
  1. Boreen. Focail.ie, national database of Irish language terminology. Retrieved: 2016-04-10.
  2. Boreen. Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla (Ó Dónaill, 1977). Retrieved: 2016-04-10.
  3. boreen, n. Oxford English Dictionary, Second edition, 1989; online version November 2010. Retrieved: 2011-01-04.
  4. Saint Mobhi Bóithrín at Irish Placenames Database. Retrieved: 2011-01-04.
  5. Mobhi Boreen on Google Maps. Retrieved: 2011-01-04.
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