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Ceatharlach. Historically, it was
anglicized as
Caherlagh,
Caterlagh and
Catherlagh,which are closer to the
Irish spelling. According to
logainm.ie,
the first part of the name derives from the
Old
Irish
word
cethrae ("animals, cattle, herds,
flocks"),
which is related
to
ceathar ("four")
and therefore signified "four-legged".
The second part of the name is the
ending
-lach.
Some, such as Deirdre Flanagan, believe that
the name should be Ceatharloch (meaning "quadruple lake"), since ceathar