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United States historic place
The Union Canal was a towpath canal that existed in southeastern Pennsylvania in the United States during the 19th century. First proposed in 1690 to
Union_Canal_(Pennsylvania)
Former canal network in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Canal, sometimes known as the Pennsylvania Canal system, was a complex system of transportation infrastructure improvements, including
Pennsylvania_Canal
Topics referred to by the same term
Union Canal may refer to: Union Canal (Scotland), a canal in Scotland between Edinburgh and Falkirk Union Canal (Pennsylvania), a 19th-century canal in
Union_Canal
United States historic place
construction of various long-proposed canal and road projects, mostly in southern Pennsylvania, that became a canal system and later added railroads. Built
Main_Line_of_Public_Works
United States historic place
The Delaware Division of the Pennsylvania Canal, more commonly called the Delaware Canal, runs for 60 miles (97 km) parallel to the right bank of the
Pennsylvania Canal (Delaware Division)
Pennsylvania_Canal_(Delaware_Division)
River in Pennsylvania, United States
West Branch Division of the Pennsylvania Canal ran 73 miles (117 km) from the canal basin at Northumberland, Pennsylvania, at the confluence of the West
Pennsylvania Canal (West Branch Division)
Pennsylvania_Canal_(West_Branch_Division)
Former canal in New York and Pennsylvania, United States
Railway. Between 1828 and 1899, the canal's barges carried anthracite coal from the mines of northeastern Pennsylvania to the Hudson River and then to market
Delaware_and_Hudson_Canal
River in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
southeastern Pennsylvania in the United States, and during the American Canal Age, once provided nearly half the length of the Union Canal linking the
Tulpehocken Creek (Pennsylvania)
Tulpehocken_Creek_(Pennsylvania)
Former canal in Pennsylvania, United States
traffic, canal capacity (widening) modifications turned it into an open-cut. Like the later Delaware Canal was to the Lehigh, the Union Canal, built between
Schuylkill_Canal
List of earliest railroads in North America
railroad constructed by the Union Canal (Pennsylvania) Company and was chartered on March 3, 1826. The company was in the canal business, but due to the
Oldest railroads in North America
Oldest_railroads_in_North_America
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Union Deposit is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in South Hanover Township, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle
Union_Deposit,_Pennsylvania
The Susquehanna Canal of the Pennsylvania Canal System was funded and authorized as part of the 1826 Main Line of Public Works enabling act, and would
Pennsylvania Canal (Susquehanna Division)
Pennsylvania_Canal_(Susquehanna_Division)
Era of canal-building
in Britain "canal mania". In the Thirteen Colonies in 1762 legislation was passed supporting in the colonial-era Province of Pennsylvania to improve navigation
Canal_age
United States historic place
present-day Jim Thorpe. In Easton, the canal met the Pennsylvania Canal's Delaware Division and Morris Canals, which allowed anthracite coal and other
Lehigh_Canal
Leiper Canal was one of several privately funded canals such as the Lehigh Canal, Union Canal and the Schuylkill Canals that operated in Pennsylvania during
Leiper_Canal
United States historic place
Chesapeake & Delaware Canal (C&D Canal) is a 14-mile (22.5 km)-long, 450-foot (137.2 m)-wide and 35-foot (10.7 m)-deep ship canal that connects the Delaware
Chesapeake_&_Delaware_Canal
Waterway in upstate New York, U.S.
The Erie Canal is a historic canal in upstate New York that runs east–west between the Hudson River and Lake Erie. Completed in 1825, the canal was the
Erie_Canal
Artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt
The Suez Canal (/ˈsuː.ɛz/; Egyptian Arabic: قناة السويس, Qanāt as-Suwais) is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea
Suez_Canal
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Union Water Works, commonly known as Water Works, is an unincorporated community in North Annville Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States
Union Water Works, Pennsylvania
Union_Water_Works,_Pennsylvania
Contra Costa Canal Corning Canal Delta–Mendota Canal Eastside Canal Folsom South Canal Friant-Kern Canal Glenn Colusa Canal Inter-California Canal Kern Island
List of canals in the United States
List_of_canals_in_the_United_States
Canal in central New Jersey
canal between the Raritan and Delaware Rivers originated with William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, who suggested it in the 1690s. Such a canal would
Delaware_and_Raritan_Canal
Wyoming Division Canal was an anthracite canal in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It was a branch of the North Branch Canal, which was one
Wyoming_Division_Canal
19th-century manmade water route between Akron and Cleveland, Ohio, USA
River near Portsmouth. It also had connections to other canal systems in Pennsylvania. The canal carried freight traffic from 1827 to 1861, when the construction
Ohio_and_Erie_Canal
1862–63 American Civil War project by Vicksburg, Mississippi
finish constructing the canal due to disease and falling river levels, and the project was abandoned until January 1863, when Union Major-General Ulysses
Grant's_Canal
County in Pennsylvania, United States
"lawful money of Pennsylvania". The acquired territory described included all of Schuylkill County except the northern part of Union Township, which was
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Schuylkill_County,_Pennsylvania
Interstate Highway in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York
States that runs 144 miles (232 km) from I-81 northeast of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, through Allentown to western and North Jersey, terminating at the Holland
Interstate_78
terminus of the Morris Canal, which connected it by water eastward to the Port of New York and New Jersey and westward via the Lehigh Canal across the Delaware
Phillipsburg_Union_Station
American civil engineer (1810–1862)
June 1862) was an American civil engineer from Pennsylvania who designed and constructed major canals, suspension bridges and railroads. He designed and
Charles_Ellet_Jr.
18th century fortified house in Pennsylvania, U.S.
Mennonite religious meeting facility, a storage warehouse when the Union Canal (Pennsylvania) was operating, and a private fortress during the French and Indian
Light's_Fort
railroad in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States intended to feed coal shipments to the Union Canal (Pennsylvania). On March 30, 1831, Jacob Culp
Lorberry_Creek_Railroad
Delaware Canal Delaware and Hudson Canal Delaware and Raritan Canal Erie Canal Lehigh Canal Morris Canal Pennsylvania Canal System Schuylkill Canal Union Canal
Schuylkill and Susquehanna Navigation Company
Schuylkill_and_Susquehanna_Navigation_Company
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Filbert in 1820. In 1828, the Union Canal was completed, connecting the Susquehanna and Schuylkill rivers. Union Canal guard lock #36 and Lock #36 with
Bernville,_Pennsylvania
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
industry throughout the 19th century, and was once the terminus of the Pennsylvania Canal. Later, however, the Great Depression and 20th-century changes in
Columbia,_Pennsylvania
Railroad in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
The Union Railroad (reporting mark URR) is a Class III switching railroad located in Allegheny County in Western Pennsylvania. The company is owned by
Union_Railroad_(Pittsburgh)
Railroad station in Erie, Pennsylvania
Union Station is an Amtrak railroad station and mixed-use commercial building in downtown Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. It is served by the Lake Shore
Union Station (Erie, Pennsylvania)
Union_Station_(Erie,_Pennsylvania)
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Palmyra (Pennsylvania German: Pallemschteddel) is a borough in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Lebanon, Pennsylvania Metropolitan
Palmyra,_Pennsylvania
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
New Hope is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,612 at the 2020 census. New Hope is located approximately 30 mi
New_Hope,_Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, U.S.
Pennsylvania (formerly Stumpstown), and was named for James Lick. Lickdale was a prominent 19th century canal port along a branch of the Union Canal and
Lickdale,_Pennsylvania
Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States
house which is located on Washington Pike (PA 50) south of Heidelberg, Pennsylvania, United States. It is significant for its association with John Neville
Woodville (Heidelberg, Pennsylvania)
Woodville_(Heidelberg,_Pennsylvania)
Hospital in Pennsylvania, United States
citizens of Philadelphia and one of the founders of Pennsylvania Hospital. He was a member of the Union Fire Company, also known as Benjamin Franklin's Bucket
Pennsylvania_Hospital
Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States
Woodmont is a mansion and hilltop estate of 72 acres (29 ha) in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1998 for its well-preserved
Woodmont (Gladwyne, Pennsylvania)
Woodmont_(Gladwyne,_Pennsylvania)
American Civil War waterway in Louisiana
The Duckport Canal was an unsuccessful military venture by Union forces during the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War. Ordered built in late
Duckport_Canal
Rail curve in Altoona, Pennsylvania
Portage Railroad was a series of canals and inclined planes and remained in use until the mid-19th century. The Pennsylvania Railroad was incorporated in
Horseshoe Curve (Pennsylvania)
Horseshoe_Curve_(Pennsylvania)
Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States
Declaration of Independence, in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. The home was built by Taylor in 1768 and designated
George Taylor House (Catasauqua, Pennsylvania)
George_Taylor_House_(Catasauqua,_Pennsylvania)
Railroad in the northeastern United States
creating the Lehigh Canal, and inspiring the exploitation of anthracite deposits found by William Wurts in and around Carbondale, Pennsylvania, which led to
Delaware_and_Hudson_Railway
This line ran along Loyola Avenue from Union Passenger Terminal to Canal Street. It originally continued along Canal Street before running parallel to the
Streetcars_in_New_Orleans
Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States
museum at Hillcrest and Legion Avenues in Morrisville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Built about 1765, it is the only house known to have been owned by two
Summerseat (Morrisville, Pennsylvania)
Summerseat_(Morrisville,_Pennsylvania)
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
construction of the Union Canal, connecting Lancaster to Middletown. In 1824, Pennsylvania's state legislature authorized and funded the canal construction as
Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Middletown,_Dauphin_County,_Pennsylvania
canals in the United States Shank, William H. (1986). The Amazing Pennsylvania Canals, 150th Anniversary Edition. York, Pennsylvania: American Canal and
Codorus_Navigation
Major river in the Northeastern United States
muscle-powered ferries, boats, and canal boat shipping of bulk goods in the brief decades before the Pennsylvania Canal system was eclipsed by the coming
Susquehanna_River
United States historic place
National Historical Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the official birthplace of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and a key meeting place for colonial
Carpenters'_Hall
Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States
at 1932 Robert Fulton Highway (U.S. Route 222) south of Quarryville, Pennsylvania. Built in the mid-18th century and reconstructed after a fire demolished
Robert_Fulton_Birthplace
Railroad station in Chicago, Illinois
an earlier union station on this site built in 1881. The station is the fourth-busiest rail station in the United States, after Pennsylvania Station, Grand
Chicago_Union_Station
Township in Pennsylvania, US
form North Lebanon Township and South Lebanon Township in 1840. The Union Canal Tunnel was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974
North Lebanon Township, Pennsylvania
North_Lebanon_Township,_Pennsylvania
Former railroad line from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
was built by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as part of the Main Line of Public Works: a hybrid railroad and canal corridor across the state. The system
Main Line (Pennsylvania Railroad)
Main_Line_(Pennsylvania_Railroad)
and Delaware), Delaware Division of the Pennsylvania Canal (Bucks and Northampton), Delaware and Hudson Canal (Pike and Wayne), East Broad Top Railroad
National Register of Historic Places listings in Pennsylvania
National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Pennsylvania
Manmade waterway in New York State, U.S.
The Chenango Canal was a towpath canal in central New York in the United States which linked the Susquehanna River to the Erie Canal. Built and operated
Chenango_Canal
American Class I railroad (1846–1968)
Johnstown to Pittsburgh stretch of canal was abandoned in 1865 and the rest of the canals sold to the Pennsylvania Canal Company in 1866. The main line was
Pennsylvania_Railroad
United States historic place
the old distillery. The complex, which is located near Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania, represented the transformation of whiskey distilling from an agricultural
Bomberger's_Distillery
18th century period of speculative canal building in the United Kingdom
Abergavenny Canal, the Gloucester and Berkeley Canal, the Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Union Canal, the Derby Canal, the Oakham Canal, the Crinan Canal, the
Canal_Mania
United States historic place
a historic industrial facility on Red Bridge Road in Bern Township, Pennsylvania, United States. Built about 1882, it is an extremely rare example of
Gruber_Wagon_Works
Rail trail connecting Cumberland, Maryland, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
150-mile (240 km) rail trail between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Cumberland, Maryland. Together with the C&O Canal towpath, the GAP is part of a 335 mi (539 km)
Great_Allegheny_Passage
into Pennsylvania with relative ease. After the canal closed in 1924, the community declined and all but disappeared. As part of the C&O Canal National
Four_Locks
Barge canal in eastern Massachusetts, US
William Weston, a British engineer working on several canal and turnpike projects in Pennsylvania under contract to the Schuylkill and Susquehanna Navigation
Middlesex_Canal
Township in Pennsylvania, US
the Delaware and Hudson Canal began operating between Honesdale, Pennsylvania and Kingston, New York. In its time, the canal company was the largest private
Lackawaxen Township, Pennsylvania
Lackawaxen_Township,_Pennsylvania
United States historic place
Drake Well is a 69.5-foot-deep (21.2 m) oil well in Cherrytree Township, Pennsylvania, the success of which sparked the first oil boom in the United States
Drake_Well
US canal on the Ohio River
The Louisville and Portland Canal was a 1.9-mile (3.1 km) canal bypassing the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville, Kentucky. The Falls form the only
Louisville_and_Portland_Canal
Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States
House is a historic house at 1511 North 33rd Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. A National Historic Landmark, it was the home of American
John_Coltrane_House
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
ultimately surpassed canals as the primary transportation for coal. In 1979, the canals were filled by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Gavin Bartholomew
Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania
Schuylkill_Haven,_Pennsylvania
American historic building
historic building at 104 S. 5th Street in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Located near Independence Hall, the building has, for
Philosophical_Hall
Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States
is a historic house museum at 219 South Front Street in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Built in 1766 and repeatedly extended and altered, it
Simon_Cameron_House
County in Pennsylvania, United States
supplanted the canal and in 1898 the water route was abandoned. From 1904 to 1926, Grey Towers in the borough of Milford, Pennsylvania was the site of
Pike_County,_Pennsylvania
Historic tollhouse in Pennsylvania, United States
north of Uniontown, Pennsylvania. Built in 1835, it is one of two surviving tollhouses (out of six) built by the state of Pennsylvania to collect tolls along
Searights Tollhouse, National Road
Searights_Tollhouse,_National_Road
American gravity railroad (established 1826)
It had land grant rights in the US state of Pennsylvania as a subsidiary of the Delaware and Hudson Canal. Built in the 1820s, it contains the first trackage
Delaware and Hudson Gravity Railroad
Delaware_and_Hudson_Gravity_Railroad
United States historic place
Friends Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1813 by Quakers as The Asylum for the Relief
Friends_Hospital
Fort on the Delaware River below Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Island (or Deep Water Island) on the Delaware River below Philadelphia, Pennsylvania near Philadelphia International Airport. During the American Revolutionary
Fort_Mifflin
Hudson Canal (centered in New York but extending into Pennsylvania); the Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey (on the Ohio–Pennsylvania border);
List of National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania
List_of_National_Historic_Landmarks_in_Pennsylvania
Capitol building of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania State Capitol is the seat of government for the U.S. state of Pennsylvania located in downtown Harrisburg. The building was designed
Pennsylvania_State_Capitol
County in Pennsylvania, United States
Lebanon County (/ˈlɛbənən/ LEB-ə-nən; Pennsylvania German: Lebnen Kaundi) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census
Lebanon_County,_Pennsylvania
Canal in Washington, D.C., and Maryland
Ohio Company. (Rejected names for the canal included the "Potomac Canal" and "Union Canal".) By 1825, the Canal Company was authorized by an act of the
Chesapeake_and_Ohio_Canal
Aspect of US history
For part of the 19th century, the building of the Pennsylvania Canal and later the Pennsylvania Railroad allowed Harrisburg to become one of the most
History of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
History_of_Harrisburg,_Pennsylvania
Region of Pennsylvania in the United States
Susquehannock State Park Union Canal Tunnel, Lebanon Earl Francis Robacker (1965). Touch of the Dutchland. A.S. Barnes. pp. 200, 240. Pennsylvania Dutch Folklore
Pennsylvania_Dutch_Country
Historic church in Pennsylvania, United States
Pennsylvania. Consecrated in 1745, it is the oldest extant Lutheran church building in the United States, and was founded primarily by Pennsylvania Germans
Augustus_Lutheran_Church
United States historic place
District" (PDF). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved August 28, 2009. The Bost Building in Homestead, which had been union and press headquarters
Bost_Building
Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States
Mount Pleasant is a historic mansion in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, atop cliffs overlooking the Schuylkill River. It was built about 1761–62 in what was
Mount_Pleasant_(mansion)
United States historic place
Old Library is a college library at Bryn Mawr College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Previously named the M. Carey Thomas Library after Bryn Mawr's first
Old Library (Bryn Mawr College)
Old_Library_(Bryn_Mawr_College)
City in Pennsylvania, US
mayor. Lebanon bologna was first made here, since before the 1780s. The Union Canal, which operated from 1828 to 1885, flowed through the city's north side
Lebanon,_Pennsylvania
Battle of the American Civil War
Robert Patterson's Union forces briefly and then slowly retreated over several miles. The Department of Pennsylvania represented the Union Army at the Battle
Battle_of_Hoke's_Run
Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States
located at 21 Oakland Road in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, roughly five miles south of West Chester, Pennsylvania. Built in 1704, it is a well-preserved example
William_Brinton_1704_House
Borough in Pennsylvania, United States
Originally served by a canal along the Frankstown Branch Juniata River, the canal was abandoned in 1872. In the following year, the Pennsylvania Railroad completed
Williamsburg,_Pennsylvania
American inventor and businessman (1813–1874)
Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Kier hired several independent canal operators of the Pennsylvania Canal to establish a continuous route from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia
Samuel_Kier
canal boats began to replace arks as the preferred method of transporting coal and other goods to market. In 1826, the Pennsylvania Board of Canal Commissioners
Coal mining in Plymouth, Pennsylvania
Coal_mining_in_Plymouth,_Pennsylvania
Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States
just northeast of Philadelphia, in Bensalem Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The community surrounding it, Andalusia, takes its name from the 225-acre
Andalusia_(estate)
Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States
Arts and Crafts movement architecture in Bryn Athyn, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Designated in 2008, it includes three residential properties associated
Bryn_Athyn_Historic_District
Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States
Residence is a historic rowhouse at 530 Spruce Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. It was briefly (1828–29) a home of painter Thomas Sully (1783–1872)
Thomas_Sully_Residence
County in Pennsylvania, United States
Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 39,736. The county seat is Middleburg. Snyder County was formed in 1855 from parts of Union County
Snyder_County,_Pennsylvania
Abandoned canal in Alexandria, Virginia, United States
The Alexandria Canal was a canal in the United States that connected the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal at Georgetown in the District of Columbia to the Potomac
Alexandria_Canal_(Virginia)
Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States
house located at 2100–2102 Pine Street in Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Built in 1880, it was a longtime home of Edward Drinker Cope (1840–1897)
Edward_Drinker_Cope_House
Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States
House is a historic row house at 1006 Bainbridge Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Of uncertain construction date, it was the home of Frances Ellen
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper House
Frances_Ellen_Watkins_Harper_House
Railroad (NYC), New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (NH), and Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) Erie Lackawanna Railway (EL), successor to the Delaware
List of companies transferred to Conrail
List_of_companies_transferred_to_Conrail
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UNION CANAL-PENNSYLVANIA
UNION CANAL-PENNSYLVANIA
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Tamil
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Union
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Tamil
Union
Female
Turkish
Turkish name CANAN means "beloved."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Union
Surname or Lastname
Welsh
Welsh : variant of Eynon.English : metonymic occupational name for an onion grower or seller, from Old French oignon ‘onion’.
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Christian, French, Greek, Indian, Latin
Carnal Love
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Tamil
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Hebrew
Variant spelling of Hebrew Uryon, URION means "flame" or "light."
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Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Canal
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Tamil
Union
Boy/Male
Tamil
Union
Biblical
carnal; fleshly
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Tamil
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Tamil
Union
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant spelling of Onion.
Male
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Chanan, CANAN means "compassionate, merciful." In the bible, this is the name of many characters, including a chief of the tribe of Benjamin.Â
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Tamil
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Union
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Tamil
Union
Girl/Female
Biblical
Carnal, fleshly.
Male
Irish
Variant spelling of Irish Gaelic Cathal, CAHAL means "battle ruler."
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