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Title: Ardmore-An Irish Name
Author: Kramer, Ben
Source: Main Line Times
Date: 3/15/1979
Folder/Item #: Ardmore History (1) to 1980; 0
Notes:
Abstract: Bothe Ardmore and Bryn Mawr have the same meaning “high ground” in Gaelic and Cymric. Two theories on how the towns were named are discussed. One holds that they were named by William Evans. The original Ardmore is in Waterford ireland