boreen

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/bɔːˈɹiːn/ English

Definitions

noun

A narrow, frequently unpaved, rural road in Ireland.“"Down a boreen green came a sweet colleen \ And she smiled as she passed me by." — "Star of the County Down", traditional folk song”

Related words

Synonyms

bohereen bohireen boyne barrow bann burren bealach lough bowling bree boyeen beara eireboo corcass mearing long bullets

Associated

narrow point ireland lake stone road

Rhymes

foreign warren sporran thoron gorhen murrin rabbit warren korin aurin chlorin

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