Ever wonder whether it is Killarnery or Kilarney, Kilkenny or Killkenny?
There's a rule. If the prefix is followed by a consonant there is only one 'l', if it is followed by a vowel there are two 'ls'.
There is one exception and that is Killygordon.
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4 comments:
so maybe it's not a rule at all?
Interesting that, Michael.
Of course 'y' can be considered a vowel as well as a consonant! 'Hymn'. 'cypress' and 'myth' are examples.
So if the following consonant is an L then it is kill... After all
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