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Celtic Studies Resources from a Digital Medievalist

Redundant Place Names

Lisa L. Spangenberg | January 25, 2003

Steve, of Language Hat, in reference to Torpenhow, pointed me to an earlier post of his about redundant place names like that of “‘the Paraguay River’ etymologically means ‘the river river river’.” Steve’s comment of course made me think of the La Brea Tar Pits, or, as my spouse likes to call them [...]

Torpenhow

Lisa L. Spangenberg | January 23, 2003

David Chess of the very readable Chess Log writes (at the bottom of a long entry):

Placename o’ the day: “Torpenhow Hill”. “Tor”, “Pen”, and “Howe” all mean “Hill”, so the name means “Hill Hill Hill Hill”. *8)

Tor, pen, and howe aren’t exact synonyms. A tor is a specific geographic feature, a high peaked hill, [...]

Irish and Celtic Studies Conferences

Lisa L. Spangenberg | January 14, 2003

The GRIAN conference at Glucksman Ireland House, New York University, March 7 through 9, 2003, is focusing on “Irish Studies: Forged/Forging Youth”. The 25th Annual University of California
Celtic Studies Conference (also the annual CSANA meeting) will take place April 3-6, 200 at the University of California at Berkeley.