An Chluain Mhór / The Big Meadow

An Chluain Mhór / The Big Meadow is a great place for a walk along the Athlone Canal where you can aldo fish in Athlone, Co. Westmeath.

Vocabulary:

cluain [f] = meadow
mór [adj] = big, great
an chluain mhór = the big meadow

Grammar:

1) The definite article “an” lenites initial b, c, f, g, m, p and prefixes with -t initial s followed by a vowel or l, n, r of the singular feminine nouns in nominative.
2) The initial b, c, f, g, m, p of attributive adjectives following singular feminine nouns in nominative are lenited.

Note:

In the light of the above rules, there is an error on that road sign. The attributive adjective “mór” should be lenited after the feminine noun “cluain”.

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