cill
Britishnoun
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Casey was captain when the south Armagh club won the 2024 All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship, kicking a point in the final against Cork's Cill Na Martra at Croke Park.
From BBC
He said pilgrims come to walk on the ground where Brigid walked and founded an earlier wooden sanctuary — a “church of the oak,” or “cill dara” in Irish, giving the name Kildare to this town where she was a prominent abbess of a monastic settlement of men and women.
From Seattle Times
If the PM gets the cill through, there could be a special gathering of EU leaders on 28 October.
From The Guardian
‘Cill, you can just about keep your mouth shut until then.’
From Literature
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Midsummer Sun is probably capable of defying his mark back at this trip, while a big run from Sea Moon earlier would give Cill Rialaig's most recent form an encouraging boost.
From The Guardian
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