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Corrib.

A lake in County Galway and County Mayo, Ireland, also called Lough Corrib.

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  1. A lake in County Galway and County Mayo, Ireland, also called Lough Corrib.

  2. A river in County Galway, Ireland, connecting the lough to the sea.

Where this word comes from

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

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.