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what does the irish word trintean

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  • 26-04-2017 9:47pm
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    quintain
    Registered Users Posts: 68 ✭✭


    my son came home with it in his homework, there is a fada over the e.

    judging by the context it seems to mean "centre" as in a centre for tourism, but I cannot find a translation for it anywhere.

    any help will be apprectiated


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    Insect Overlord
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    Can you double check the spelling for me? Or maybe post the whole phrase?

    It could be "triantán" (which means triangle) or perhaps "tinteán" (which means fireplace).

    "Lárionad" is the word I'd expect to hear for a centre, so I doubt it's that.


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    quintain
    Registered Users Posts: 68 ✭✭quintain


    Brilliant.
    It must be "triantán", triangle.
    The context is a description of Waterford's tourism centre, which is known as the Viking triangle, it never occurred to me, I was working it out as Viking centre until you made your suggestion ...

    Anois, tá trintéan Lochlannach síos an bóthar ón scoil seo.

    If I replace his "trintéan" with your "triantán" it makes perfect sense, and in other parts of the paragraph as well.

    thank you very much


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