Delphi Lodge, from the jetty on Fin Lough - geograph

Delphi ( or ; , )In English, the name ''Delphi'' is pronounced either as or, in a more the Greek-like manner, as . The Greek spelling transliterates as "Delphoi" (with an o);

dialectal The term dialect (from Latin , , from the Ancient Greek word , 'discourse', from , 'through' and , 'I speak') can refer to either of two distinctly different types of linguistic phenomena: One usage refers to a variety of a language that ...

forms include Belphoi —

Aeolian Aeolian commonly refers to things related to either of two Greek mythological figures: * Aeolus (son of Hippotes), ruler of the winds * Aeolus (son of Hellen), son of Hellen and eponym of the Aeolians * Aeolians, an ancient Greek tribe thought to ...

form — and Dalphoi —

Phocian Phocis was an ancient region in the central part of Ancient Greece, which included Delphi. A modern administrative unit, also called Phocis, is named after the ancient region, although the modern region is substantially larger than the ancient ...

form—, as well a
other Greek dialectal varieties
. is a locality in

County Mayo County Mayo (; ga, Contae Mhaigh Eo, meaning "Plain of the yew trees") is a county in Ireland. In the West of Ireland, in the province of Connacht, it is named after the village of Mayo, now generally known as Mayo Abbey. Mayo County Coun ...

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

. Its English name was coined by the Marquis of Sligo, who built a famous hunting lodge there.The lonesome west
''Irish Times'', 1 September 2010. It is located on the Owengar River that connects Fin Lough to Doo Lough, between the

fjord In physical geography, a fjord or fiord () is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier. Fjords exist on the coasts of Alaska, Antarctica, British Columbia, Chile, Denmark, Germany, Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Icela ...

Killary Harbour Killary Harbour or Killary Fjord () is a fjord or fjard on the west coast of Ireland, in northern Connemara. To its north is County Mayo and the mountains of Mweelrea and Ben Gorm; to its south is County Galway and the Maumturk Mountains. Str ...

to the south and the

Sheeffry Hills The Sheeffry Hills or Sheeffry Mountains () is a range of hills in County Mayo, Ireland. It is bounded to the west by Glencullin Lough and Doo Lough; to the south by Glenummera and Tawnyard Lough; to the east by Owenmore Glen and to the north b ...

to the north, in a valley surrounded by the

Mweelrea Mountains Mweelrea (; ) at , is the 26th-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 34th-highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", C ...

and the neighbouring peaks of Ben Creggan and

Ben Gorm Ben Gorm () is a 700 m high mountain in southwest County Mayo, Ireland, on the northern shore of Killary Harbour. See also *Lists of mountains in Ireland *Lists of mountains and hills in the British Isles *List of P600 mountains in the Britis ...

. The R335 road passes through it.

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