Corrib

English

Etymology

It is connected with the legend of Manannán mac Lir whose distinguishing feature was the corrbolg (crane bag), the most likely source of Corrib.

Proper noun

Corrib

  1. A river and lough in County Galway, Ireland.
    • 2023, Elaine Feeney, How to Build a Boat, Vintage (2024), page 230:
      Students were balancing a kayak down by the back of the Science Building.
      Ambitious, Jamie said.
      Why?
      That’s the fastest-flowing river in Europe, the Corrib, Jamie said.

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