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The names of many geographical places have become ordinary words that refer to everyday objects or activities. Here are some you have every reason to visit.

The names of many geographical places have become ordinary words that refer to everyday objects or activities. Here are some – and why you have every reason to visit their namesakes.When French designer Louis Reard shrunk the two-piece bathing suit to scandalous size in 1946 he named it after Bikini Atoll in the Pacific, where the US had just tested atom bombs.

SeeThese brief and often bawdy folkloric poems originated in drinking songs, but why they’re named for an Irish town remains obscure. You won’t find any obvious connection but have good reason to visit Limerick anyway. Its history begins with a huge Neolithic stone circle at Lough Gur and runs to a medieval castle , elegant Georgian architecture and maritime museum. The town is located on the Wild Atlantic Way tourist route though some of Ireland’s most beautiful scenery.

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