Look at Cobh on Cork harbour. The same place has worn three names: Cove (the old local name), Queenstown (a later royal rename), and Cobh (the Irish form used today). One place, three labels from three different times.
Watch as we open each city name on the board.
When you hear one of our building-block sounds, thumbs up. Then we will ask who might have put that word there.
Same place, two names still alive. Read these pairs on the board first:
We will find each country on the map and notice which languages live there. For every pair, be ready to say both names and who might use each one.
Open your copy. Pick one place from today's cities or map. Use this frame:
Place: _______________
Name 1: _______________ (who or where it comes from)
Name 2: _______________ (who or where it comes from)
Board example (already filled):
Place: Dublin / Baile Átha Cliath
Name 1: Dublin — used widely in English
Name 2: Baile Átha Cliath — Irish name (baile = town at the ford)
Or: write a place you will ask about at home and who you will ask.
Spelling helpers while you write: baile (town), port (a landing place).
All over Munster, placenames still remember families and clans who once held the land centuries ago. The name often outlasted the people, the house, and why they were in charge.
Think of a place from today that still has two names (like Dublin and Baile Átha Cliath, or Cove / Queenstown / Cobh).
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