Dairbhre

Japanese: Dairbhre
Dairbhre

...Population: about 900. Valencia was named by Spanish pirates who used to base themselves here, and in Irish it is called Dairbhre (meaning "oak forest"). In the mid-17th century, O. Cromwell of England, who conquered Ireland, drove out the Spanish and established a garrison here to protect the west coast from plunder.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Dairbhre" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…人口約900。バレンシアとは,かつてここを根拠地としていたスペイン人の海賊がつけた名で,アイルランド語ではダレリーDairbhre(〈オークの森〉の意)と呼ばれる。17世紀半ばには,アイルランドを征服したイギリスのO.クロムウェルがスペイン人を追い払い,西海岸を略奪から守るためここに守備隊の基地を置いた。…

※「Dairbhre」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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